KC-area woman travels to Ireland to raise money during Stroke Awareness Month [Video]

MISSION, Kan. — When Angie Read had a stroke at the age of 46, she lost all her confidence. Today, she works to help other stroke survivors feel their best through recovery.

Read has traveled to Belfast, Ireland, to participate in a fire walk for stroke awareness, where she will walk across hot coals.

Read’s stroke had significant warning signs. She said she couldn’t get out of bed because her left side was numb and woke up her husband to help. He noticed her face was drooping and that is when he called 911.

Read went through two months of physical, occupational and speech therapy to regain her skills. She said she is luckier than a lot of survivors to have this type of recovery, but it came at a cost.

“You lose a lot of confidence and I lost my confidence, it plummeted to zero. I never knew I’d …