Olivia Lewis, aspiring author and stroke advocate, suffered a brainstem stroke and lock-in syndrome when she was 21 and still in college.

Alison Shapiro, artist, author and mindfulness stroke advocate who suffered 2 brainstem strokes 24 hrs apart.

Stacie Brock Suffered a stroke at age 46 as an expat in Tokyo and transformed herself into Stacie 2.0 thanks to passion-therapy.