Barrhaven woman continues to defy odds four years after having a stroke
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After a Barrhaven woman suffered a stroke and was left completely paralyzed four years ago, she’s inspiring friends and family by defying the odds, as she celebrates a number of firsts this year.
After a Barrhaven woman suffered a stroke and was left completely paralyzed four years ago, she’s inspiring friends and family by defying the odds, as she celebrates a number of firsts this year.
"After four years of always relying on everybody, it feels good to be able to do something on my own,” said Sophie Leblond Robert.
Saturday was a big milestone for the mother of two, as she jumped off the dock at her cottage for the first time in years.
"You just can't give up, there's been so many things that I've been able to just keep doing and nobody was expecting,” she said.
It’s that sense of determination that’s helped her defy the odds all these years, after doctors told her she would likely never walk again.
"I was not supposed to move again, I was completely paralyzed and they thought that I would pretty much stay paralyzed,” she said.
Out of the blue her life changed forever, while she was gardening in her backyard in June of 2020.
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