Stroke Awareness Saves Lives

Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors – (Part 2 of 6)

This is the second post in Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors. If you missed the beginning of Tony’s Journey, click here to read it.

Every year, there are over 62,000 new strokes in Canada. And every year, 14,000 Canadians die from stroke. Tony is one of the survivors–and it’s thanks to his wife, Ann-Marie, for taking action.

One Friday night in 2009, Tony and his wife were going through their regular routine, chatting with each other while getting ready for bed. […]