Leah’s Story: Surviving Stroke

If you want to know what a stroke looks like, ask Belendia Williams. She saw one up close and personal when she found her 35-year-old sister Leah Speights undressed and unresponsive on her bed.

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Lauren’s Story: Surviving Stroke

Lauren was at the doctor’s office when her left side went numb and she blacked out.

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Christin’s Story: Surviving Stroke

Mother’s Day 2014. Christin Harris was sitting in church when she got a horrible headache.

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Hope’s Story: Surviving Stroke

If she had to have a stroke, Hope was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. She knows others aren’t as lucky.

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Jennifer’s Story: Surviving Stroke

Jennifer Roma’s teenage daughter knew something was wrong with her mom. Neither of them suspected a stroke.

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Corinne’s Story: Surviving Stroke

Corinne lost her mother to a stroke. She never thought it could happen to her, too.

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Christian’s Story: Surviving Stroke

Christian wasn’t a drunk college student. He was a college student having a stroke.

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Get Ahead of Stroke® is a national public education and advocacy campaign designed to improve systems of care for stroke patients. Founded in 2016 by the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), today the campaign is supported by a coalition of organizations with the goal of securing the best possible outcomes for stroke patients by driving policy change and public awareness nationwide.

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