Heart failure at 39, then a stroke. Now she wants to help fellow survivors persevere.
Sep 12, 2023
Brooke Bognanni shares her health and grief journey in hopes of supporting others.
Stroke News
Stroke left her with some 'snazzy neck jewelry'
Sep 7, 2023
Sybil Jones was preparing to relocate from Virginia to California when she had a stroke during a going away party.
A day after performing 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' this radio announcer couldn't speak
Aug 30, 2023
At a Labor Day radio station event, Karen Moyer couldn't remember co-workers' names. It was a stroke. Years later, she's speaking and walking again, but struggling to find a job.
Her heart stopped during a procedure to treat her stroke
Aug 24, 2023
Six years after a pair of life-threatening events, Holly Page of Dublin, Ohio, is almost entirely healed.
A lifetime of challenges – including a spinal stroke – leads dancer to infinite possibilities
Aug 23, 2023
Marisa Hamamoto was determined to be a dancer. But life threw a series of obstacles in her way. She overcame many, including a spinal stroke.
Thanks to his wife's quick reaction, postal worker fully recovered from a stroke
Aug 21, 2023
After receiving clot-busting medication within an hour of his stroke symptoms appearing, Levan Singletary of Aliso Viejo, California, had no physical or cognitive impairment.
What is shared decision-making, and how can it help patients?
Aug 14, 2023
Shared decision-making can help doctors and their patients reach more informed decisions on care. A new report suggests what needs to be done to enable more of it.
Global cardiovascular deaths, disability linked to particulate air pollution
Aug 9, 2023
Tiny particles in the air have been linked to heart disease and stroke. They also may be connected to a rise in deaths and disability, new research shows.
During a stroke, her doctor son got her quick care, then her granddaughter penned a story
Aug 7, 2023
Rekha Desai bowed out of watching her grandson because she felt sick. It was a stroke. Months later, her young granddaughter wrote a story about her dida's stroke.
While tending to her grandmother after a stroke, she had one herself
Jul 27, 2023
Dawn Berry of Oklahoma City took her stroke as a wakeup call. She's now lost more than 200 pounds, walks daily and embraces life.