Grant Recipients

The Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation offered to match any money I raised penny for penny, and within a few weeks I had raised $2500.00 through different fundraisers. SCSAF matched it with $2500.00 and I was able to purchase The Walkaide in August 2017. I still use it daily and am able to walk around the house with only the use of the Walkaid now!

I am so grateful to The Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation for giving me a little more hope of walking again. This organization helps so many people who have suffered from a stroke, as well as the caretakers and family of stroke victims.

Jack Uhing was 65 years old and in the ICU recovering from a motorcycle accident when he suffered a stroke in May 2016. His only symptoms included memory loss and sagging on the right side of his face. After two months in the hospital, he was released and continued with outpatient physical therapy. SCSAF was able to support Jack through this difficult time by helping with his mortgage payments so that he could fully focus on his recovery. Fourteen months later, Jack has fully recovered, but still suffers from some memory problems. Jack feels it is important to raise stroke awareness in the community because, “Someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds, and every 3.1 minutes someone dies from a stroke.” He encourages people who think they are having a stroke to get help immediately. SCSAF is dedicated to helping stroke survivors in any way possible so that their recovery can be the primary focus during a difficult time.

My name is Brandon DePalma and I am lucky enough to be Amanda Church’s fiancé.  On July 21^st 2017 she unfortunately had 2 massive strokes and was transported to the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Shand’s Hospital where she remained unresponsive for the next 9 days.  It was identified that she had permanent damage to 40% of her brain tissue due to the strokes and a diagnoses of Global Aphasia was given to her due to the extensive damage.

I sincerely want to thank The Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation along with The Aphasia House and its clinicians for giving Amanda and her family some semblance of a better life.  If Amanda was given the opportunity to attend the intensive therapy program at The Aphasia House again she would appreciatively do so with a smile.  She wanted me to tell each and every one of you “Thank You”.