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Featured: Dale Sardea
How I got stronger at Far Rockaway Center
Fatmata Bangura
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Beth Abraham Center
Carlota Reyes
Boro Park Center
Zeruiah Yehuda
Boro Park Center
Arnie Koenig
Boro Park Center
Eli Tropper
Boro Park Center
Jesus Soto
Bronx Center
Rosemarie Solomon
Bronx Center
Alabi Adeluwoye
Brooklyn Center
Rodger Shields
Brooklyn Center
Justin Coke
Buffalo Center
Yvette Parker
Bushwick Center
Christopher Dario
Bushwick Center
Ralph Didomenico
Cooperstown Center
Linda McCoy
Deptford Center
Teresa Anzalone
Deptford Center
Judy Rushfrord
Essex Center
Patricia Boyee
Essex Center
Dale Sardea
Far Rockaway Center
Lionel Louis
Far Rockaway Center
Jane McArthur
Fulton Center
Theresa Monroe
Glens Falls Center
Jack Murray
Hammonton Center
Trent Robinson
Hammonton Center
Kay-Andra Morgan
Holliswood Center
Denys Surhayenko
Hope Center
Edna Hutchinson
Hope Center
Lawrence Cannone
Kingston Center
Gloria Velazquez
Martine Center
Stephen Nisbett Jr
Martine Center
Donna Quick
New Paltz Center
Annette Fearon
Northern Manor
Jose Vieira
Oak Hill Center
Maria Walker
Oak Hill Center
Alexis Nilsson
Oneida Center
Martin Serenkin
Richmond Center
Rosemary Beckley
Richmond Center
George Long
Schenectady Center
Shannon Lansley
Schenectady Center
Sarah Birdsong
Slate Valley Center
Hector Pacheco
Triboro Center
James Peck
Triboro Center
Rajpaul Mithuram
Triboro Center
Don Krom
Troy Center
Michelle Nelligan
Troy Center
Marcello Puello
University Center
Alyssa Cullember
Warren Center
Albert Jusino
Washington Center
Ronald Hintz
Washington Center
Aria Myrick
Williamsbridge Center
Glen Gomez
Williamsbridge Center
Lionel Louis
Resident at Far Rockaway CenterIt was absolutely terrifying. Even worse than the actual stroke itself. I lost my memory, and when you lose your memory, you lose everything. It’s as if the house I had lived in my whole life had burned to the ground, destroying all that I valued. My memories of my childhood and of raising my own children—wiped out. I was literally lost. I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t eat. And most distressing—I couldn’t remember. Coming to Far Rockaway Center was a turning point. The physical therapists showed me how to walk again. The speech therapists taught me how to eat again. And over the course of two years, the entire team rebuilt my memory. I had been lost, but I found myself at Far Rockaway Center. They pushed me hard, really hard, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll never forget the first time I could wiggle my toes, swallow properly, and recall where I had come from. And one other thing is for sure: I will always remember the good people of Far Rockaway Center and the great work they do.
Lionel Louis
Resident at Far Rockaway CenterIt was absolutely terrifying. Even worse than the actual stroke itself. I lost my memory, and when you lose your memory, you lose everything. It’s…