A Stroke at 30
Clip: 5/28/2014 | 6m
Jay Shefsky profiles health reporter Monifa Thomas who suffered from an unexpected stroke.
At 30, Monifa Thomas was a health and medicine reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. Not long after she passed a complete physical, Monifa had a stroke and was paralyzed on her right side and had great difficulty speaking. We have the story of her recovery, return to her medical beat.
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A Stroke at 30
Clip: 5/28/2014 | 6m
At 30, Monifa Thomas was a health and medicine reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. Not long after she passed a complete physical, Monifa had a stroke and was paralyzed on her right side and had great difficulty speaking. We have the story of her recovery, return to her medical beat.
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