COVINGTON, Ky. — A stroke can be deadly, but for one Covington woman, it ended up saving her life.

In January of 2022, Patty Young suffered a stroke at just 45 years old.

"We just thought it was a stroke, so I rehabbed and you know, was pretty positive," Young said.

Young didn’t expect to have a stroke; she also didn’t expect the diagnosis she got just three months later.

She had a stroke. It ended up saving her life

"In March was when they were able to finally do the scans and confirm that I did, in fact, have a brain tumor," Young said.

The tumor was a glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. I asked Young what her reaction was when she heard the news that she had cancer.

"I mean, obviously, I was devastated," Young said. "I, you know, I broke down, I was so

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