HELPING A STROKE SURVIVOR
FIGHT BACK TO LIFE
Christina Goyette had it all. At age 36, she had a great job, wonderful health, and thrilling
hobbies that included dirt biking and water sports. But in April 2013 all that changed
when Christina suffered the unimaginable — a stroke.
Despite being paralyzed for eight weeks, Christina, a self-proclaimed fighter, battled to put
the devastation of that stroke behind her and has, thus far, regained 90 percent of her physical
function.
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“The staff at Renown has helped me so much,” Christina says. “They’ve given me hope and the
encouragement I’ve needed to keep pushing forward — to walk again, to talk again, to eat again,
to get back every part of life that my stroke took away.”
Today, Christina is lifting weights daily in an effort to regain full dexterity of her left side, while also
relearning to type, a skill that will bolster her ability to get back into the work force full time.
“I’m on my way back,” she proclaims, “and with Renown on my team, I’m not stopping until I’m at
110 percent!”
RENOWN IS THE FIRST AND ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO OFFER
ENDOVASCULAR STROKE TREATMENT — WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE
FEBRUARY 2015 INTERNATIONAL STROKE CONFERENCE AS THE NEW GOLD
STANDARD FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIC STROKE.
CONVENIENT, COMPREHENSIVE CARE
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