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9/24/12 Rehabilitation services:Stroke-Our patients and their stories <br /> Alma Health <br /> Rehabilitation services: Stroke <br /> Our patients and their stories <br /> Joke t=a tt turi :s <br /> Strr;ke re_.4x rv. The poi, yr <br /> of not :a king r Sin`s:^ <br /> enisitver <br /> Aan (Fran <br /> Alan P. Sakry <br /> Hoiln €rg <br /> i rr y ur a: Rejoining life <br /> Mary Conroy Johnson: '(c. <br /> can learn from her <br /> misforturne, healing <br /> Alan P. Sakry <br /> Despite a severe stroke in January 2012, <br /> Sakry of Elk River continued to serve his <br /> in numerous ways as he recovered <br /> and participated in rehabilitation. <br /> After Sakry's condition stabilized in February, � '�' „ <br /> he began a rigorous rehabilitation process with <br /> the determination and positive attitude of a <br /> champion. The stroke left this masterful <br /> motivational speaker with impaired language, <br /> making it difficult for him to speak more than 1r� <br /> one word. He also experienced loss of <br /> movement on the right side of his body. <br /> However, Sakry's therapists, Michele Darger, <br /> MOTR/L and Rachel Vohs, PT, learned quickly <br /> that the positive attitude he brought to every <br /> interaction - with therapists, physicians and s ' <br /> nurses - was seemingly extraordinary. His <br /> theme song was "Eye of the Tiger," which he <br /> and his therapists frequently sang at the <br /> onset of therapy. <br /> "Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop <br /> Just a man and his will to survive. Alan P. Sakry is a 2012 Inspiration <br /> Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the Award winner. <br /> www.allinahealth.org/ahs/rehab.nsf/page/stroke_rehab_patientstories#alan 1/2 <br />