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My stroke story

May 1, 2016

My Stroke Story, Part 1 | From hockey player to stroke survivor, finding my power after a devastating illness

I wouldn’t wake up for four days. When I did, doctors would tell me that I suffered a pulmonary embolism causing a watershed stroke and three cardiac arrests. Lying in the hospital bed and facing a long recovery, I felt powerless – for a while. But over the next seven years, I found a strength I didn’t know I had. Never have I felt more powerful. More »

May 1, 2016

My Stroke Story, Part 2 | Waking up was the first step in a long road to recovery

When I woke up in Wyoming Medical Center three days after collapsing inside my house on April 3, 2008, I felt like a very different person. Before my stroke, I was a 20-year-old college student with dreams of becoming a sports caster on SportsCenter. I woke up nearly paralyzed. More »

May 1, 2016

My Stroke Story, Part 3 | What stroke gave me: A new normal and a mission to teach others

Kendall Bays, at right, poses with her mother, Kim Bays, in front of Wyoming Medical Center, the hospital Kendall was rushed to when she had a stroke ... More »

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