When John Michael Pasquale suffered a stroke caused by a life-altering blood vessel rupture on Sept. 9, 2023, doctors told his parents that he might not survive the night. If he did, there would most certainly be significant challenges and deficits. He might never walk again. He could lose his ability to speak.
There were multiple surgeries and angiograms, countless X-rays, MRIs and CT scans. A second stroke. He was intubated and placed on a ventilator, heavily sedated, unresponsive and unable to move. The once-exuberant 8-year-old wasted away to 35 pounds as doctors searched for a way to save his life.
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