The Story Behind Know Stroke
The Story Behind Know Stroke
About David Dansereau Creator of Know-Stroke.org and Co-Host Know Stroke Podcast
Every stroke survivor has a story. My story involves a hole in my heart, a marathon ( actually now 2 ), and overcoming many obstacles to eventually return to private practice as a physical therapist. Along the way, I discovered that bridging the knowledge gap for stroke awareness and obtaining resources for home stroke rehabilitation are not an easy endeavor. My journey included trying to set effective and creative rehab goals after my stroke at age 39, all the while balancing real life as a husband and father of three young children (ages 3-6 at the time of my stroke).
My goal in sharing my story here and via our podcast is to help explain the stroke journey and how my experience and that of my family as well as the shared experiences of survivors I have had the privilege to know along the way have impacted my return to practice as a physical therapist.
These life lessons and hacking my own stroke recovery motivated me to become a public health advocate for stroke awareness, better recovery options and prevention.
Over the course of the next few months I’ll be posting less on my Wordpress blog and bringing more of my stories and posts over from that format to a new home here on Substack. If you want to read all past posts from my Wordpress blog you can find it here.
I am currently also writing a book about my stroke recovery and advocacy story here.
Here’s a recent interview to learn more about my story:
The Know Stroke Podcast
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My Professional Bio
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