B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
VANCOUVER — One moment, Ryan Hietanen was riding his bike, and then he collapsed.
“It happened like that,” Ryan says, recalling how quickly he turned from feeling fine to being anything but.
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B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
A Vancouver man is the living embodiment of the proverb and as Jay Durant reports in This is BC, his fight to recover from a stroke is now inspiring others – May 8, 2022
STROKE SURVIVOR RYAN WILL BE SHARING HIS STROKE/APHASIA JOURNEY!!
B.C. man overcoming debilitating stroke by spreading smiles and creating adaptive tools
STROKE SURVIVOR RYAN WILL BE SHARING HIS STROKE/APHASIA JOURNEY!!
I can't be having a stroke! I'm only 42!! Thanks to 911 Emergency Responders and Air Ambulance. Right side paralysis and aphasia.
BC Rehab Foundation
UBC student-led clinics
STROKE SURVIVOR RYAN WILL BE SHARING HIS STROKE/APHASIA JOURNEY!!
2022 Gert Vortsteher Memorial Award
Awarded to individuals who have shown exceptional determination
UBC student-led clinics
UBC student-led clinics
UBC student-led clinics
Developed as a pilot project last year, the SLP clinic was created to provide students with in-house clinical skills while connecting patients with care.
Heart & Stroke
UBC student-led clinics
UBC student-led clinics
"I am a very lucky guy. My wife Suzanne and I have two great kids, and I had a dream job as a technical art director with a video gaming company in Vancouver."