Meet Emily — Stroke at age 14
As a congenital heart patient, Emily’s courageous journey began at birth in December 1996. At one month old, she underwent...
Pediatric Stroke Stories
Meet Anastasia — Stroke at age 9
October 13, 2010 started as any other day. Busy. With four kids, two in middle school and two in elementary...
Meet Brodie — Stroke at age 7 months
I had an uneventful pregnancy, and Brodie was born a healthy little boy, hitting all the milestones. We live in...
Meet Madeline — Stroke at age 16
Madeline was a healthy, beautiful, and talented competitive figure skater when at age 16 an unknown aneurysm ruptured in her...
Meet Anthony — Perinatal Stroke
On June 21st, 2013, I gave birth to my precious Anthony. I had a normal, healthy, textbook pregnancy. I didn’t...
Meet Justin — Stroke at age 15
Our son, Justin, suffered a massive right middle cerebral ischemic stroke on September 22, 2014, at the age of 15....
Meet Carter — Perinatal Stroke
When my son was first born, he was super ‘jumpy’ and ‘shivered’ a lot. We figured it was normal baby...
Meet Nikolas — Stroke at age 17
My son Nikolas, age 17 at the time, was suffering from what we thought were migraines. We went to the...
Meet Megan — Perinatal Stroke
Megan was born on August 11th, 2000. She suffered a stroke in utero. We were given the “Gloom & Doom”...