February 20, 2014

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THURSDAY, February 20, 2014

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THIS WEEK Krista Willoughby art

A&E co-ordinator: Jessica Wallace jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com Ph: 250-374-7467 Ext: 225

finding THERAPY in By Karla Pierce

art

On Nov 4, 2006, a young woman went to bed not knowing her whole world was about to change . . . Krista Willoughby awoke the next day with a migraine and was taken to a Vancouver hospital. With a predisposed brain malformation, Willoughby suffered a major stroke and slipped into a com coma. ma. Her husband, Derek, was told by doctors to prepare himself for her death. Fortunately, a month later, his young wife beat the prognosis and woke up. The medical staff was amazed by her recovery, but doctors delivered the bad news — she had sufuf-fered a catastrophic stroke and she would never walk again. Willoughby, an avid runner and athlete, was determined to prove them wrong. She was moved to a rehabilitation centre in Vancouver and began physiotherapy, occupational theraherrapy, speech therapy and art therapy.

As part of her rehabilitation, she began creating art . . . STORY/B4

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