CAMP HILL, Pa. —

Just days before World Stroke Day, the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation and UPMC Neurological Institute hosted their first-ever Stroke Survivors Reunion in Pennsylvania. The event brought together dozens of survivors and their families to celebrate resilience and second chances. Advertisement

Among the attendees was 80-year-old Ed Hermance, who shared his remarkable recovery story.

On May 17, Hermance suffered a stroke while descending the stairs in his home. His wife and daughter quickly recognized the symptoms — drooping face, slurred speech, and loss of movement on his left side — and called 911.

“I’m going down the stairs from up in the bedrooms when it hit. My wife held on to me, and my daughter was down at the other end doing some cleaning, and she recognized I had a st

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