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Manders's Profile

Group:: Members - under 46
Active Posts:: 314 (0.59 per day)
Most Active In:: Classic Postings and Advice (10 posts)
Joined:: 21-March 09
Profile Views:: 669
Last Active:: Aug 26 2010 06:37 PM
Currently:: Offline

Shared Information

Stroke?:: Survivor
Stroke Anniversary (first stroke) :: 06-15-2005
Gender:
Interests:: My son, music, movies
How did you find us?:: Google Search

Registration Information

State:: Kansas
Country:: United States

Latest Visitors

hoststephen
27 Aug 2010 - 13:55
mcdube
23 Aug 2010 - 17:35
mikedlgk
21 Aug 2010 - 20:14
Ksmith
18 Aug 2010 - 18:52
midntstrkr
16 Aug 2010 - 23:19

Manders determined. :)

About Me

Hi! My name is Amanda, Im 24 years old and I suffered a massive brain stem stroke in 2005 when I was 18. I received top notch stroke care in Kansas City and I have made an amazing recovery. I spent a few weeks in the stroke unit, then I was moved to rehab. Although my type of stroke is 90% fatal, I had my age on my side and I never gave up. I developed pneumonia and had a trach and my brain swelled on father's day 2005. Although I almost died 4 different times, I kept hanging on and never gave in. I knew I wasn't ready to die. I completely lost all physical function and independence, but through hard work I recovered at an extremely impressive rate and walked (with a walker) out of the hospital after only 7 weeks.

It has been 5 years now since my stroke and although I have hearing issues, memory loss, and I take anti-depressants, I live a pretty normal life. I have a 3 year old son, I work full time and I go to school. I owe my recovery to my hard work and determination. I busted my tail to get to where I am today and I am so proud of that.

In my free time I volunteer for the American Heart Association where I advocate for stroke research. I also do alot of media interviews to help spread the word that stroke can happen at any age. I think volunteering has really turned my stroke from a tragedy into an inspiration.

Never give up and never take the easy way out.

Life is worth fighting for!