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Cleo Hutton

Cleo Hutton

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Author/ National Speaker/ Stroke Hero/ LPN/ Advocate for familes
posted 06/09/2008, comments (0)

My Stroke Anniversary: Sixteen Years of Survival

Today is my anniversary. It has been sixteen years since the stroke on June 9, 1992. It is a time to assess what I have been able to do in my life since the event and plan for the future.   Sixteen years ago, when I was 43-years old, life was so very different. I was fighting to stay alive. Like so many other stroke heroes that... Read moreChevron
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Cleo Hutton

Cleo Hutton

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Author/ National Speaker/ Stroke Hero/ LPN/ Advocate for familes
posted 05/29/2008, comments (0)

Stroke Heroes: Send Us Your Stories

  We would like to hear your stories of stroke recovery. It can be journal writing, poetry, essay, or anything with a beginning, middle, and end.   Your comments on your recovery are important to those that are coming behind you. These "new" stroke heroes look to you for support. Your words of encouragement could make a huge... Read moreChevron
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Cleo Hutton

Cleo Hutton

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Author/ National Speaker/ Stroke Hero/ LPN/ Advocate for familes
posted 05/29/2008, comments (3)

Stroke Recovery: “When Will I Get Better?”

  Stroke Awareness Month is almost over for another year but stroke recovery always continues. I am a Stroke Peer Visitor at my local rehabilitation hospital. The question I am most often asked from patients is, "When will I get better?"   The answer is always an open ended one, "We don't know for sure." This answer, although sounding... Read moreChevron
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Deanne Stein

Deanne Stein

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Stroke Survivor
posted 05/27/2008, comment (1)

Memorial Day: Commemorating Soldiers and Stroke Victims

  Memorial Day weekend is here again, a time when many people prepare for a nice long weekend.  Some gather with family and friends for a big barbecue or picnic and yet others take part in parades and sporting events.  But the real reason to observe Memorial Day is to honor all of the United States men and women who have... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/08/2008, comment (1)

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Diagnosed with an extreme amount of coronary calcium in my coronary arteries in 1997 and having been told by 7 cardiologists that because my cholesterol was normal, they had no clue to what was causing the calcification, I had no choice but to become involved in my own healthcare. To put this calcification score in perspective, 400 is acknowledged... Read moreChevron
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