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Anna Bonkhoff Profile picture
Anna Bonkhoff
@annabonkhoff
MD | German Clinician-Scientist @MGHNeurology, @harvardmed | interested in recovery after stroke, the human brain & data science
May 10, 2022 • 20 tweets • 8 min read
Exactly 7 years ago, I spent #StrokeAwarenessDay undergoing emergency #thrombectomy for #basilar artery occlusion. #BAO

Today, I'm still in awe and celebrating how #modern #medicine saved me from locked-in syndrome and enabled me to live a normal life, against all odds.

1/ 🧵 2/ So far, I have avoided sharing this information as part of my professional life, fearing it would somehow disqualify me as a credible clinician-scientist. Finally, I realize that the experience only strengthened my resolve to give future patients the second chance I was given.