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STROKE VICTOR: How to Go from Stroke Victim to Stroke Victor

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“Bob Mandell brings a new and refreshing focus on recovery after a stroke. He shows how he

was able to take control of his recovery after a devastating stroke and mixes humor,

determination and a positive attitude in this inspiring book.”

– Dr. Justin C. McArthur Director, Department of Neurology Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine

Naples, FL – There’s nothing more frightening in this world than the prospect of having a stroke

except, perhaps, actually having one. Your life changes in an instant. Your partner’s life changes

in an instant. You wonder, will I ever be able to walk again? Or speak? Or even think? Bob

Mandell can attest to that. But Bob, a stroke survivor, stroke coach, patient advocate, and self-

described stubborn SOB, fought to come back and has done so with a vengeance, determined to

maintain his victory over his own stroke and now, in his new book, teaches others to do the

same.

Stroke Victor: How to Go from Stroke Victim to Stroke Victor, is not just a “rah rah, get over it”

personal story. It’s the ultimate “how to” book, containing game-changing lessons, techniques

and the latest innovative therapies, strategies and a mind/body mentality that pushed his recovery

well beyond what was expected after a life-threatening stroke. Patients should read this book.

Family members, especially spouses, should read this book. Caregivers. And doctors.

This is a practical book, covering such post-stroke subjects as diet, fitness, travel and, yes, sex. In
straightforward language, sometimes poignant, often funny, Bob takes us through everything
from the depression and fear so many survivors suffer to the tiny victories that added up to the
kind of success that even stumped his doctors. He guides us from his days as a paralyzed,
hiccupping, barely speaking massive stroke survivor living in a Connecticut nursing home to
exciting wine-tasting journeys to Australia and New Zealand vineyards.

This book, however, is so much more than a medical memoir. This is a survival primer. With

every-thing from stroke information from the Centers for Disease Control to researching

hospitals, doctors and clinical trials — resources on putting together the best possible survival

team — STROKE VICTOR is inspiring, informative, and should be a part of every stroke

patient’s roadmap for recovery. But perhaps most importantly, it is a book of hope, not false

hope, but hope.

Bob wants you to find a friend in this book, a friend who has felt what you’re feeling, who not

only wants you to know that it can get better, but shows you how you can make it better. There is

no quick fix, he reminds us. Recovery is a long haul. There’s much over which you have no

control so you’d better make the most of what you can control. Lots of books claim the ability to

change your life. This one actually can do just that.

Fittingly, Bob ends the book by revealing his own secret recipe for success: One part each of

Grit, Moxie, Tenacity and Endurance, topped off with a splash of Stubborn Mule. Blend them all

together and you get…Stroke Victor.

About the book:
STROKE VICTOR: How to Go from Stroke Victim to Stroke Victor by Bob Mandell
ISBN: 978-0-9818222-7-3

Publisher: Creative Projects International Ltd
Date of publish: June 2015
Pages: 256
S.R.P.: $16.95

About the author:
Bob Mandell’s dedication to helping others stricken by stroke has led to a new career path as
author, stroke coach, speaker and founder of The Stroke Research Foundation, whose mission is
to improve post-stroke lifestyles through advocacy, outreach and 21st century research. In his
prior life, he was a corporate marketing executive, partner in an international management
consulting firm, adjunct professor at Fairfield University and an entrepreneur in the
communications field. He earned his Masters Degree in Business from Penn State and his B.A.
from Pace University in New York.

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