This stroke came on out of nowhere, Shauna Rasor said. She was sitting in her bedroom last year and “just fell over.”
TOLEDO, Ohio — For many families, the tradition of yelling “play ball!” at a baseball game is fun, but expected.
Shauna Rasor and her family? They are treating it as a miracle.
“I think in this kind of situation, you really find out who has your back,” Rasor said.
The Toledo Mud Hens and ProMedica partnered to host ‘Strikeout Stroke’ night at Thursday’s game at Fifth Third Field, honoring stroke survivors and raising awareness about them.
One of those who was honored was Rasor, a native of Whiteford Township, who on May 11 will be marking one year since she was admitted to ProMedica Toledo Hospital for an embolic stroke.
Embolic strokes are very dangerous, said Dr. Syed Zaidi, director of stroke and neurointervention at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
“We have to understand that she was critically ill, fighting for …