 | Due to his military medical training and his awareness of the American Stroke Association's public announcement "Time Lost is Brain Lost", George Peters was quick to recognize the signs when he saw his neighbor take a spill in his front yard. |
 | Chris McLachlin - A retired high school teacher and basketball coach who went on to become a passionate American Heart Association volunteer and whose efforts to improve the nation’s systems of care and increase medical research landed him in the office of his most famous former player: President Barack Obama. |
 | Four-time stroke survivor Mycle Brandy is walking across America. Read his amazing story to see why. |
 | Katie Jerdee — This young college athlete suffered a stroke during a team run. Even though she had to relearn how to write, walk and run, she was able to play soccer again. Megan Timothy: "Let me die laughing!" — When Megan Timothy had a stroke as the result of aneurysm, she was sent to a state mental hospital. Her only words were “chicken” and some obscenities. Her amazing recovery, from learning to speak and read again to bicycling 12,000 miles around the United States, is sure to inspire you. |
 | Life is at the Curb - John Kawie, Stroke Survivor — You have to be passionate to risk falling flat in front of a roomful of strangers, and John couldn't shake his desire to make people laugh. He called the show "Brain Freeze." |
 | Yvette Fields, A Blessed Survivor — Even after suffering a series of strokes in 2002, Yvette feels blessed to be alive and has a greater purpose. She says "I have learned and now I live.” Read Yvette's story and blog as she strives to live her life to the fullest. |
 | Mark Acevedo — When Mark Acevedo had a stroke, he didn't call 9-1-1. He didn't have to. A fire captain in Ventura, Calif., he was already with the emergency response unit, fighting a wild-lands fire, when his left leg gave out and his speech started to slur. |
 | Nicki James (Petrelli) — Recognizing the signs, even when they're not divine! A previously undetected heart defect caused Nicki to have a stroke while at church. Today, Nicki is an avid runner and participates in events in the Houston area to raise money and awareness to help stop stroke. |
 | Catherine Romero — Catherine's stroke transformed her from a healthy athlete to a woman with severe disabilities. Now, not only is she a volunteer for the American Heart Association, she recently completed a triathlon. |
 | Sarah Abrusley — She was a a 29-year-old nonsmoking vegetarian and ballerina who worked out four hours a day when she had a stroke. This survivor calls her stroke a gift. Read her story to find out why. |
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| Survivors Under Age 18 | |
 | Oliver Michael, Infant Stroke Survivor — Strokes can happen to the very young, even infants. Oliver Michael suffered both an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke within his first 24 hours of life. |
 | Erik Dornbush, Teenage Stroke Survivor — Less than a month before his thirteenth birthday, he'll never forget the day that changed his life forever. |
| Locked-in Syndrome | |
| Mikey Dee, Stroke Survivor — Mikey's stroke damaged the ventral pons in his brain stem. This severe and rare kind of stroke left Mikey locked-in. Following the stroke, Mikey's friends got together to see what they could do to help. | |
| Kristi O'Donnell, Stroke Survivor — Kristi had a massive brain stem stroke that caused her to be locked in at age 30. | |
Physical Challenges
- Tips for Improving Fine Motor Skills
- Physical Effects Resources
- Weight Training After Stroke
- Functional Tone Management Arm Training Program
- Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
Emotional & Behavioral Challenges
- Behavior Changes After Stroke
- Personality Changes After Stroke
- One-side Neglect: Improving Awareness to Speed Recovery
- Simple Techniques Can Help Memory
- Cognitive Challenges
- Depression Trumps Recovery
- Self-Esteem
- Distinguishing Between Apathy and Depression
- Behavior Interventions
Communication Challenges
- Types of Aphasia
- Communication Technology
- Conditions Impacting Communication After Stroke
- Aphasia vs. Apraxia
- Speaking Up and Speaking Often
- Concerns for New Treatment Approaches
- Constraint-Induced Language Therapy for Aphasia
- Steps to Improve Communication for Survivors with Dysarthria
- Reading Rehabilitation After Stroke