One of the common threads that runs through every culture and nearly every family is the understanding that we all need each other.  We may think that we can manage the world all alone, or that we can achieve some sense of greatness by ourselves, but that is not the truth.  God put us together […]

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to get out and speak to audiences around the country on behalf of the American Heart Association and to help promote stroke awareness. Since having my own strokes in 2007, I’ve learned that no matter what we’re doing it’s truly best if we take it “one step at […]

There’s something about surviving a crisis of health, especially when it blindsides you and reminds you that you have no real control over your life, that also makes you grateful.  As a stroke survivor, I suspect you know exactly what I mean.  You may still be in recovery mode, and most of us will be […]