4 time Stroke Survivor Reunites with 9 year old Pediatric Stroke Survivor Brendon Spear
PRLog - Sep. 24, 2014 - ST. LOUIS -- While on a break from his Portland to Portland walk, 63-year-old Mycle Brandy is on schedule to participate in the 8th Annual Brendon's Smile Rally/Walk at Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis, on Saturday, September 27th. Brandy, a four-time stroke survivor, first met Brendon Spear on his first walk across America in 2010. Spear suffered a perinatal stroke before birth and Brendon's Smile organization was formed, by his mother Jessica Helwig Spear, to raise awareness and knowledge about strokes in the unborn, newborns and children. Both Brandy and Spear had an immediate connection and look forward to this four year reunion.
Brandy strives to inspire stroke survivors everywhere to keep up with their recovery exercise, along with how to prevent another stroke. “Every year, nearly 800,000 people have a stroke. That is one every 40 seconds,” said Brandy. “But in most cases, it’s preventable by lifestyle changes such as exercise and proper nutrition.” The leading causes of stroke are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking.
According to the US National Library of Medicine, ".. an estimated incidence of 1 in 2300 to 5000 births, stroke is more likely to occur in the perinatal period than at any time in childhood. The incidence of ischemic perinatal stroke ranks second only to that of strokes in the elderly population."
On Saturday, September 27th, Brendon's Smile Rally/Walk will begin at 9:30 AM in the outdoor common area next to the track and field section of Bishop DuBourg High School, located at 5850 Eichelberger Street, in St Louis, Missouri. The walk begins at 11:15 AM on the location's circuit track. This year's 8th annual event will honor children affected by this phenomenon and boasts local celebrities, such as Tess Boyer, from Season 6 of The Voice who will be singing the National Anthem, Harry Hamm, KMOX Radio Personality and Entertainment Editor, and other local businesses and food sponsors.
Please visit http://www.brendonssmile.org/#!events/c21kz for more information about this year's event.
Mycle Brandy has previously trekked from Newport Beach, California to Washington, D.C. in 2010, from San Diego, California to Seattle, Washington in 2011, and from Madawaska, Maine to Miami, Florida in 2012.. Brandy plans to complete his fourth walk at the Maine Medical Center in downtown Portland, Maine sometime early in 2015.
This is Mycle’s longest walk attempted to date; he hopes to raise $1 million in donations along the way. He will walk through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine.
Anyone wishing to support Mycle by donating to the Portland to Portland walk, can visit this site for more information: (http://walkingacrossamerica.org/lend-a-hand/) To arrange an interview, please contact: Louise Brandy at 949-521-1357. The media contact for Brendon's Smile Rally/Walk is Jessica Spear, President/Co-Founder and can be reached at 314.541.0603, or by email at brendonssmile@yahoo.co
About Walking Across America
Mycle Brandy is the founder of Walking 2 End Stroke Inc., a 501c3 organization that raises awareness about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle and gives hope to those who have experienced a stroke or brain injury. So far Mycle’s message has reached a potential 200 million Americans including the President and First Lady who congratulated him on his charitable endeavors. Learn more about ways that Mycle is inspiring others at http://walkingacrossamerica.org.
About Brendon's Smile Foundation
The sole mission of The Brendon's Smile Foundation, a 501 (c)3 not-for-profit organization, is to raise awareness for childhood stroke and to educate, in cooperation with the Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Neurology, the medical community. Without your donations this wouldn’t be possible! Brendon’s Smile is committed to making certain that our current and future physicians are fully educated on the topic of childhood stroke by providing just this type of informational exchange.
For more information, please visit www.brendonssmile.org or contact Jessica Spear by emailing her at brendonssmile@yahoo.com
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Mycle Brandy Joins The 8th Annual Brendon’s Smile Rally/Walk to Raise Awareness for Childhood Stroke
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