2007 - Falmouth Road Race - Boston, MA - Tedy's Team

	Stroke Champion ($750.00 +)
	Stroke Winner ($500.00 +)
	Stroke Partner ($262.00 +)
	Stroke Advocate ($131.00 +)
	Stroke Friend ($100.00 +)
	Stroke Supporter ($75.00 +)
	Stroke Leader ($50.00 +)
	Biggest Fan ($25.00 +)

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My Fundraising Goal:
$3,500.00

Money Raised to Date:
$3,340.00

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American Stroke Association

I continue to run with Tedy's Team and the American Stroke Association- Here's why:

Help me fight our nation's 3rd leading killer-Stroke!

I had a stroke at age 39. I had no known risk factors and was in good health. My stroke was caused by a PFO- a hole in my heart that was a hidden birth defect until it caused a clot to go to my brain. Just like Tedy Bruschi, I was not aware of this defect until it caused my stroke. I know I am blessed to have made a full recovery and it is my goal to help educate others about stroke and raise funds for stroke research to improve screening. (pls. visit know-stroke.org to learn more)

Last year I completed my 1st Falmouth Road Race with Tedy’s Team as a sign to my real stroke hero,my wife Lisa, that “I am back” and I could not have survived without her unconditional love and support. I also wanted to show my children that daddy does indeed “feel better”! Finally, I also felt it was important to run as a gesture of thanks for the exceptional care I received at Mass. General Hospital and in support of “our quarterbacks” for the mission of Tedy’s Team, Tedy and Heidi Bruschi.

This year, I plan to run Falmouth in honor and support of all the stroke survivors that have contacted me through my website and by phone. I am running for Ray, Melissa, Jen, Regina, Sandy, Jeff, Vicky, Will and especially to the parents of a boy in RI who I recently learned lost their young son after he suffered a massive stroke from a previously undiagnosed PFO. Also for the other survivors I did not mention by name who contacted me by phone looking for answers or just to find the voice of someone who does know-stroke and is willing to give a little bit and share insight behind a diagnosis. Their stories are all too similar to mine, and I know now that my heart has been repaired I have a new determination to keep educating others. Just a short time ago, I walked in their shoes and had no one my age to speak to that had survived a stroke from this cause. Please read these stroke survivors stories or add your own here at my blog know-stroke.org

It has been just over 1 year since my heart surgery, and I have been migraine free with a clear head for exactly that same time period.

Although I am healed, there is still so much more work that needs to be done:

As it turns out during my stroke season, I found out many physicians also need more training and awareness to screen for stroke, especially where it relates to this possible heart/brain/migraine connection. It is my goal to help raise awareness for stroke by advocating for research to develop a better understanding of this connection between the heart and brain and improve education, awareness and screening tools for physicians,coaches,and parents.

To that end, I continue to run with Tedy's Team and the Boston and Rhode Island affiliates of the American Heart/Stroke Associations to help raise awareness. There is a great need for better education and research because as you may already know this heart defect can be potentially devastating, especially for young stroke and migraine survivors that often get misdiagnosed or ignored due to age. This is why I run and why I am asking for your support.

Please consider a donation to the American Stroke Association directly through this secure page on my website or print off a donation form and mail it in. ANY gift amount will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

Best Regards,
David Dansereau
Stroke Survivor

If you would like to speak to me personally about donations, fundraising ideas, or ways you could help raise awareness in your own neighborhood please contact me directly at (401)632-0868 or donate online here