May is National Stroke Awareness Month 
I am a three-time stroke survivor, and I am still here, still rising, still soaring like a Phoenix 
My first massive stroke came on October 3, 2017. It hit hard, leaving me with right-side weakness and aphasia, a condition that affects your ability to speak, understand, read, and write. That stroke changed my life, but it did not end it.
On April 10, 2026, an MRI revealed something I never knew, I had experienced a second tiny stroke that I was completely unaware of.
The MRI also confirmed a third stroke that occurred on that same date. Along with these discoveries came a diagnosis of Post-Stroke Recrudescence , a condition where previously experienced stroke symptoms temporarily return or worsen, even long after the initial event.
It can be frightening, but knowing is power!
I am so grateful those tiny strokes did not take me out.
My Creator and ANKHcestors don’t play about me! They fight battles I cannot even see. I am always rising and soaring like a Phoenix .
To everyone who has donated to the Trazana A. Staples Foundation, Thank you from the depths of my soul. Your generosity helps us empower others to avoid and navigate life with chronic conditions, social conditions, environmental conditions; mind, body, and spirit.
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Stroke can show up without warning. It may hinder your life, or unalive you.
Always pay attention to your mind, body, and spirit.
Embrace the beauty of life and Always be grateful.
