EPISODE 28
The Three Stromies Interview
Episode Notes
Summary
Host, Joe Borges is interviewing not one, but three amazing guests in this episode. These guests are the Three Stromies – three women who connected through their common experience of surviving major strokes at young ages. They share their experiences from suffering their strokes to recovery to their lives after stroke. Plus they talk about how they found purpose in sharing other stroke survivor’s stories as well as their own to inspire and empowering our stroke survivor community.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
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Introduction of the The Stromies – Sarah, Tamson and Angie
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Homies + Stroke = Stromies
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They discuss how the Stromies all met each other
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Everyone shares what type of strokes they suffered – Joe suffered a hemorrhagic stroke due to high blood pressure; Sarah suffered two strokes; Tamson had a an Ischemic stroke due to holes in her heart that are a genetic mutation so she’s basically like an X-men mutant; and Angie’s adrenaline and blood pressure spiked to 300/155 due to a tumor on her adrenal gland so she’s not sure what kind of stroke she suffered because there were so many things that happened to her during her ordeal.
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They discuss trouble connecting with people post stroke and losing friends because they can’t relate to their experience.
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The Stromies talk about how fulfilling it is to share other stroke survivor’s stories on their platform.
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Sharing your stroke story can be therapeutic, but also not everyone is ready because it makes it too real.
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Sharing your story gives strength to others going through the same journey.
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Everyone shares their first memories after leaving the hospital.
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How the Stromies got started and how they started a blog
Transcript
Hosts & Guests
Links Mentioned
Find The Stromies at Stromies.com, Instagram , Twitter and Facebook
Co-hosted
Editor
Marcellus Wesley
About the Guest
Octavia’s life changed dramatically when she found out she had a rare congenital brain disease, characterized by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. This went unknown until it hemorrhaged in 2012. Luckily, she survived to tell her story. Octavia currently lives and works in Chicago and is active in the survivor community. She created the blog – nomadicaffeine.com – to highlight “life after” for young survivors.
💡Fun Fact:
For a long time, I wouldn’t drive with my right shoe on.
🤓Nerdom:
Books & Music!
Joe Borges
Joe is a podcast host, blogger, personal mentor and mindset coach. His mission is to create community and support for stroke and brain injury survivors through his podcast, The NeuroNerds, his blog JoeSoRocks and his YouSoRock coaching program.
Lauren Manzano
Felice LaZae
Felice LaZae is a producer, singer/songwriter, and performer. Her work is featured by Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vice, The Grammys, and ESPN. She has collaborated with companies including Avid Technology, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Logitech, and Airbnb.
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