I had a massive stroke when I was only 30 years old which affected my ability to effectively communicate. In the early days of my recovery, I felt hopeless and alone when I was in the hospital. After I went home, I started my recovery. It was slow and daunting. I felt like I had a choice: fight back or give up. I chose to fight. I found an amazing place called the Stroke Comeback Center in Vienna, VA, for stroke survivors just like me. My stroke was 8½ years ago and it was a long hard road but I believed in myself and found a way to regain my life back even if there are some quirks; but it suits me just fine. My ability to fight keeps me occupied and I will never give up as long as I live!
After
I had my stroke, I wanted to give back to a charity to enrich the lives of
stroke survivors. The founding fathers and I started a golf tournament called
the Kalikie Classic. It's my name in Hawaiian. This year the event will be held
at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club in Leesburg, VA. The date is September
16, 2015. If you are interested, you can email me at kalikieclassic@gmail.com.
Part
of my work is to get sponsors and donated items for the goody bags. We have many different sponsorship packages
to choose from. You can visit our website at http://www.planmygolfevent.com/28050-8thAnnualKalikieClassic.
All of the proceeds go towards the Stroke Comeback Center Scholarship Fund for
survivors who can't afford to pay the full amount for groups.
We
have been operating for 8 years and will continue to help survivors for many
years to come.
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