A month ago, I built a health-tech app for PCOS during a team challenge.
The next day, my boss's dad had a stroke.
Soon after, our company pivoted to stroke-focused health-tech.
Two weeks later, my uncle had a stroke.
Funny how a side project can suddenly become personal.
Reading this hit differently for me because I have experienced a small part of what stroke survivors and their families go through every single day.
About 2 months ago, I was involved in an accident that left me with a fractured left hip joint and a dislocation on the right side. The dislocation came with nerve complications, and for almost 5 weeks I could not properly move or feel part of my right leg.
I had to start learning almost everything again, especially walking. The therapy sessions, personal exercises, daily pain, frustration, and mental stress are things people rarely see from the outside. Recovery is not just physical, it affects your entire life and everyone around you.
And this is coming from someone dealing with โjustโ nerve complications and fractures. It gave me a deeper understanding of what stroke survivors and their families endure during recovery.
I am still in the recovery process
Special thanks to my wife for her tireless support throughout my routines, therapy, and difficult days. I genuinely do not know how I would have managed without her.
Guys, this is something all of us should support however we can, because nobody truly understands these battles until life suddenly places you inside one.
Exactly one month ago, I was in Africa building local, real-time private payments when I got the call: my dad in the US had a ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ. I flew home immediately. After 4 years & 30 countries on the road, I did not know if I would make it in time, but I promised myself that if he survived, I would stay, care for him, and build my way out of it. After a month living between the hospital and inpatient rehab, I am grateful to say he is close to mostly recovered, though full recovery will take time.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ. Stroke is one of the largest unmet health challenges in the world. Every year, it causes approximately 7 million deaths, making it the world's second-leading cause of death (in China #1) and one of the leading causes of long-term disability.
Stroke can upend nearly everything: thinking, speaking, movement, eating, work, and relationships. It can affect speech, swallowing, mobility, memory, mood, vision, and independence simultaneously. For the ~๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, (12 million yearly new strokes), recovery is not a moment. It is a long journey of rebuilding daily life, and it remains deeply underserved by modern technology .I also learned how much of recovery happens outside the hospital. Therapy becomes homework. Paperwork becomes a second job. Progress depends on advocacy. Not everyone has someone who can be there 24/7 to coordinate care, manage insurance, catch errors, and build the custom workarounds that keep things moving.I watched the gaps firsthand: doctors unsure of stroke subtype, nurses losing context between shifts, meals not matching swallowing needs, meds going missing, and no clear โtransition homeโ toolkit. This was in one of the nicest parts of the world, but it is even more devastating in places with fewer resources, where a lack of resources directly leads to higher death rates.I am deeply grateful for my dadโs recovery. I am thankful for the ability to use software to speed up his recovery & for the clarity this has given me to continue this journey, not only for my family, but for all of your families as well.
Today, I am proud to announce the formation of https://t.co/eOVoYUO0rj (@stroke_tech): a ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. In the upcoming months, our team is constantly launching, so sign up for our waitlists. If you have a loved one impacted by stroke, I am here to help.
Exactly one month ago, I was in Africa building local, real-time private payments when I got the call: my dad in the US had a ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ. I flew home immediately. After 4 years & 30 countries on the road, I did not know if I would make it in time, but I promised myself that if he survived, I would stay, care for him, and build my way out of it. After a month living between the hospital and inpatient rehab, I am grateful to say he is close to mostly recovered, though full recovery will take time.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ. Stroke is one of the largest unmet health challenges in the world. Every year, it causes approximately 7 million deaths, making it the world's second-leading cause of death (in China #1) and one of the leading causes of long-term disability.
Stroke can upend nearly everything: thinking, speaking, movement, eating, work, and relationships. It can affect speech, swallowing, mobility, memory, mood, vision, and independence simultaneously. For the ~๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, (12 million yearly new strokes), recovery is not a moment. It is a long journey of rebuilding daily life, and it remains deeply underserved by modern technology .I also learned how much of recovery happens outside the hospital. Therapy becomes homework. Paperwork becomes a second job. Progress depends on advocacy. Not everyone has someone who can be there 24/7 to coordinate care, manage insurance, catch errors, and build the custom workarounds that keep things moving.I watched the gaps firsthand: doctors unsure of stroke subtype, nurses losing context between shifts, meals not matching swallowing needs, meds going missing, and no clear โtransition homeโ toolkit. This was in one of the nicest parts of the world, but it is even more devastating in places with fewer resources, where a lack of resources directly leads to higher death rates.I am deeply grateful for my dadโs recovery. I am thankful for the ability to use software to speed up his recovery & for the clarity this has given me to continue this journey, not only for my family, but for all of your families as well.
Today, I am proud to announce the formation of https://t.co/eOVoYUO0rj (@stroke_tech): a ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. In the upcoming months, our team is constantly launching, so sign up for our waitlists. If you have a loved one impacted by stroke, I am here to help.
Inspired by @plugrel who turned a deeply personal challenge into a solution.
After his father suffered a stroke, he and his team spent weeks building a platform to support stroke survivors and their families while navigating hospital and rehab care firsthand.
This is a reminder that some of the most impactful innovations come from lived experience.
If stroke has affected you or someone you love, consider joining the waitlist and helping shape the future of stroke recovery support.
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