Stroke Heroes 2016

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Puget Sound Division, along with our sponsor Medtronic, congratulates the honorees for this year's Stroke Hero Awards. We had amazing stories sent to us. Thank you to all of you who submitted a nomination. Here are some of the inspiring individuals honored this year as a Stroke Hero. AMY MOORE, Stroke Survivor Amy is described as a truly an inspiring person who has never let her stroke stop her from accomplishing her goals. Her stroke was diagnosed at six months of age and left her legally blind. Amy learned Braille during her first two years of high school and after graduating went on to get a teaching degree, followed by a master's degree in special education. Today she is a gifted special education teacher. "She loves her job and the children in her classroom," says her mother Christine Moore. "They are fortunate to have a teacher who helps them strive to accomplish their individual goals. I am proud to call Amy my daughter." DAVID & PATRICIA WEBER, Caregiver & Stroke Survivor David and Patricia, who recently became "snow birds" retiring to Palm Springs, have been through a lot over the past year and a half. At the age of 68, Patricia suffered four strokes in the span of 13 months. Each hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke was complicated by a prescription for a blood thinner from a heart valve replacement 20 years ago. During her recovery from each stroke, Patricia was taken off her blood thinner and put at risk ...
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