HE HAD A STROKE AT 27. HERE'S HOW HE REBUILT HIMSELF, ONE STEP AT A TIME.
Men's Health US|March 2023
IN JULY 2019, Evan Parker was supposed to go with his wife for a prenatal checkup. But days before, a colleague noticed that his face was drooping-a classic sign of a stroke. Parker was rushed to the ER.
MARTY MUNSON
HE HAD A STROKE AT 27. HERE'S HOW HE REBUILT HIMSELF, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

A week later, he was still in the hospital and so was his wife, for the delivery. Nurses wheeled him over to see the birth of his daughter. Not strong enough to hold the baby on his own then, Parker is at full strength now. He's back at his busy warehouse-manager job and has a seven-month-old son, too. Here's what helped him recover.

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