“It's not about getting back to who I was ...it's about who I might become.”
Gloria, stroke survivor

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“You are my people.”
Vicki, 17 years post-stroke

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“We need everybody to know about young stroke.”
Brian, husband of
26-year-old woman
who had a stroke on
their second wedding anniversary

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“I think of you
all as my friends.”
Keith

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“You guys free my voice.”
Rebekah, two years
post-stroke, aphasic

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