Barbie Diaz
"When stroke strikes young."
Healthy and active Barbie Diaz suffered a stroke at age 18 while driving, which caused her to crash and hit another car. Diaz was immediately taken to UF Health Shands Hospital where she entered the UF Health Shands Comprehensive Stroke Center. Doctors there diagnosed Diaz with a rare disease called Takayasu’s arteritis.
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