Stroke Awareness Month: Patient Profile

In her distinguished career, including prominent positions such as state delegate and rector of the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors, Panny Rhodes has always been active and independent. In fact, she and her husband Jim had returned from a trip to the Mediterranean just days before Panny experienced a life-changing event – a devastating stroke.

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Volunteer Has Special Connection With Sheltering Arms

When Chris Bragg was a patient at Sheltering Arms in September 2009, he had no idea that it was just the beginning of something much bigger “When I first came to Sheltering Arms after my stroke, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t swallow,” says Bragg.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Process Of Help And Healing

Theresa Ashbury’s son Wesley was a thriving high school student and baseball player in 1997 when, in an instant, his life changed forever. He was only 17 years old and he sustained a traumatic brain injury as the result of a car accident.

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The Power To Overcome – From One Type Of Stroke To Another

At 100, Marie Kelleher is more active than many people half her age. She swims several days a week and recently set a national record for the 50-meter freestyle – not the first title she holds for such an event. Even more impressive, this was her first swim meet since experiencing a stroke just a few short months ago.

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