Living Healthy Together

S1E36 - Stroke Signs We Miss – and Why They Matter

Published: May 22, 2026

Duration: 50:12

A stroke is a medical emergency in which every second matters. This week on Living Healthy Together, we explore how awareness, rapid treatment and coordinated care and clinical support can change everything. 

Genie Denton of Central Vermont Medical Center shares her powerful personal experience surviving multiple strokes, joined by her husband, Steven Harnois, a firefighter and longtime EMT. Genie recounts the subtle and often confusing symptoms that nearly went unnoticed, and how quick action and timely treatment made a life-changing difference for her. 

Christopher Commichau, MD, director of Cerebrovascular Disease, Neurocritical care and the Stroke Ce...