Inspirational Swimming Gran JoJo Shows Stroke Survivors How to Smile Through Recovery

Inspirational swimming gran JoJo shows stroke survivors how to smile through recovery

On World Stroke Day, a brave grandma tells PETER BARRON how swimming – and smiling – have been key to her rehabilitation

Stroke survivors invited to a life-changing fitness day in Barnstaple

A one-day fitness event in Barnstaple could help stroke survivors reclaim confidence, boost recovery, and reconnect with their community

A Stroke Survivor Shares the Raw Reality of Recovery

In 2010, life changed forever for Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman. On Labor Day weekend that year, Debra suffered a severe stroke. She spent two months in four different hospitals and emerged with extreme weakness on her right side (a substantial improvement from the initial near-complete paralysis) and virtually no ability to make sound, let alone speak. Needless to say, it was a crushing blow for someone who thought she was abo…