Patient Stories
Learn what Stroke Center patients say about their experience with CentraCare Health.
 LeAnn suffered a type of stroke that is more rare and devastating than a normal stroke. Placed into a medical-induced coma, LeAnn’s condition was dire and her future ominous.
Today, she’s walking, talking and getting stronger every day.
~ LeAnn Heim, recovering from subarachnoid hemorrhage
LeAnn's story
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 Jeff tells how his young daughters saved his life --- and his brain --- following a stroke.
~ Jeff Birch, Melrose, stroke at age 45
Jeff's story
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 “I work in health care and even when they were telling me I had a stroke, I thought they were overreacting. I was young, active and had good cholesterol. Strokes were for old people.”
~ Angela Gross, Sartell, stroke at age 39
Angela's story
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 Days before, Kathryn had awakened with a blinding headache before suffering a stroke. Thanks to the quick action of her family, Kathryn recovered and is here to tell her story.
~ Kathryn, Annandale, stroke patient, age 50
Kathryn's story
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 As a farmer by trade and avid fisherman, Jim McNally, from Winona, knows firsthand that timing is everything. This proved especially true while Jim was enjoying a weekend of fishing with friends near Alexandria in February 2014.
~ Jim, Winona, stroke at age 65
Jim's story
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 Lou and Kylee’s bond is even stronger after Kylee saved her grandmother’s life following a stroke.
~ Lou Palmer, Clara City, stroke at age 73
Lou's story
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 Deloris is one of more than 40 people who have used telestroke services now available in rural Central Minnesota through CentraCare Health – Long Prairie.
~ Deloris Symalla, Long Prairie, stroke at age 80
Deloris' story
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