Patient Stories - Stroke Care
Learn what Stroke Center patients say about their experience with CentraCare.
After suffering a severe stroke, quick recognition and emergency treatment
helped minimize disability and get Jennie back to life.
~ Jennie Kalpin, stroke at age 43
Nancy got help in time when she was having stroke because of a refrigerator magnet.
~ Nancy Kjar, ischemic stroke patient
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
Jeff tells how his young daughters saved his life - and his brain - following a stroke.
~ Jeff Birch, Melrose, stroke at age 45
“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
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
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
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
Deloris is one of more than 40 people who have used telestroke services
now available in rural Central Minnesota through CentraCare – Long Prairie.
~ Deloris Symalla, Long Prairie, stroke at age 80
