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It is scary to say but at the age of 36 I found out that I was a stroke survivor. In March of 2023 I suffered a seizure. While at the hospital and with the help of brain scans, it was determined that I had suffered a couple strokes in the past. After speaking with the doctors regarding what stroke symptoms could be, I was able to estimate when this would have occurred. I woke up one morning in early 2014 with extreme dizziness and sensitivity to light. I was immediately nauseaus and barely able to walk. At the time, I would have never thought that I would be having a stroke, I thought I was experiencing vertigo. I was 27 years old.
The whys of my stroke and seizure are still unknown. I currently wear an implanted heart monitor and I participate in the MUSC Stroke Recovery Research Center when possible. Your support will help fund the research to determine the why in cases like mine.