Sharing an email from a Stroke Survivor
My name is Sherry Tucker, I am 40 years old and I am a stroke survivor.
I also advocate to improve stroke-related policy through National Stroke Association’s Stroke Advocacy Network™ —a network of 6,800 people across the stroke community who want to make a difference.
Right now, advocates are fighting to protect additional rehabilitation services for more than 5 million survivors on Medicare—survivors like me—who have rehabilitation access limited due to caps on Medicare coverage.
We can’t do it without your help.
Click here to send a gift right now of $25, $50, $100 or more to National Stroke Association to support our programs and this important work. We need to raise $15,000 before the end of September to keep our efforts going strong.
You can help look out for stroke survivors and their loved ones for years to come.
How is that possible, you ask? Let me tell you.
Medicare caps the amount of rehabilitation services a stroke survivor can receive annually. Let’s say that amount is $2,000, but you need $4,000 to get the therapy you need. In previous years, Congress made sure there was extra money for people who went over their $2,000 cap. In 2011, our Stroke Advocacy Networkmembers worked with Congress to assure additional funding was secured for survivors on Medicare. However, Congress has to take action to make these funds available—every year!
On December 31, 2012, access to the additional rehabilitation funds will expire. The Stroke Advocacy Network will keep fighting to keep these services available—with your support we’ll have the resources to fight every year if that’s what it takes!
That’s why your donations to National Stroke Association are so important.Your generous gifts help to protect and secure recovery for so many.
The first month after my stroke I was told I would never walk again or be able to use my left arm. I sat in my wheelchair and cried. Today, I would say I am 99 percent of the woman I was before my stroke due to the therapy I was able to receive. Because of that, it’s important that I stand and fight to help others just like me.
Thank you for helping me and millions of survivors across the U.S. I promise your support for National Stroke Association has a positive and lasting impact.
Sincerely,
Sherry Tucker
Stroke Survivor and Stroke Advocacy Network Member