My name is Wayne Pifer. I had a stroke on Christmas Eve in 2009. I was 54 years old. I lived in North Carolina. I was in the hospital and rehab for 7 months in North Carolina. I was in the hospital for 2 months. Then I went to rehab for 5 months. I had…
My name is Debbie. Before the stroke, I worked at Rec. and Parks doing many different things. I worked in both the office and the yards. I was the busy mother of four children, Brice, Blair, Beth, and Bud. I also homeschooled my daughter Beth. One day all of the sudden my right side went…
I had a stroke 20 years ago. I was only 36 years old. I was in a coma for 1 month. One day I heard Patti LaBelle singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and I woke up. My mother was playing it in the hospital. Before the stroke I was very busy. I worked in sales.…
My name is Mike. I worked at Bethlehem Steel full-time as an accountant since 1990. I had a massive stroke on September 27th, 2005 and had difficulty with speech and walking. Therapy has helped me gradually improve my skills that I lost from my stroke. Today, I still have trouble reading and understanding text but…