EPISODE · Sep 26, 2024 · 17 MIN
How The Trike Saved My Life - Dan Zimmerman's Story
from Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke · host Molly Buccola
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome Dan The-Trike-Man Zimmerman who suffered a series of strokes due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT).About four years after his last stroke, Dan woke in the middle of the night and vowed to get his life back on track. And that he did. Dan found freedom, community, and purpose through trike riding, a passion that has since fueled his recovery and empowered him to help others on similar journeys.In this episode, we’ll hear how Dan transformed his life, founding the nonprofit ‘Spokes Fighting Strokes’ to share how trike riding can speed recovery and save lives. This is a story of survival, rediscovery, and purpose.Dan’s Suggested Resources:Azub Trikes Catrike Recumbent BikesCycle Con Dan Zimmerman Facebook Spokes Adaptive Cycling Facebook Spoke Fighting Strokes - 501c3Spokes Fighting Strokes FacebookSupport a Stroke Survivor:Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.👉 Donate at beyondstillness.orgBeyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth
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This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome Dan The-Trike-Man Zimmerman who suffered a series of strokes due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). About four years after his last stroke, Dan woke in the middle of the night and vowed to get his life back on track. And that he did. Dan found freedom, community, and purpose through trike riding, a passion that has since fueled his recovery and empowered him to help others on similar journeys. In this epi...
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