To The Edge and Back: My Stroke Journey of Survival And Recovery

Friday, January 20th, 2012: Ordinary New England winter day. I said a prayer in memory of my late brother Yakubu. "Yaks" would have turned 45. About an inch of nuisance snow had fallen overnight. Excitement was in the air. New England Patriots were set to host the AFC Championship game. My arm started twitching on my drive home from my meeting in Rhode Island which hadn't particularly gone well. Hours later on the ambulance ride to Caritas Norwood Hospital, my stroke recovery journey began...

Monday, February 24, 2014

Stroke Survivor: Pay It Forward

Two years ago today, since I had first come in on a stretcher, I was determined to walk out of Spaulding Rehab Hospital after my 30-day inpatient stroke rehab and did. Visited the new site today to give thanks to the amazing nursing staff and therapists...Thanks to #nurses and #therapists everywhere! #Strokerecovery #PayItForward