What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Debra Meyerson

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Debra Meyerson is a stroke survivor, author, and co-founder of Stroke Onward, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting stroke survivors and care partners through the emotional journey of recovery. A former tenured professor at Stanford, she wrote Identity Theft with her son and husband Steve after her own experience of rebuilding identity in the wake of a stroke and aphasia.

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April 7, 2026

Identity: What a Stroke Couldn't Take

A stroke took Deb Meyerson's voice, her mobility, and eventually her Stanford career, and this is the story of how she and her husband Steve found a way to build something meaningful from what remained.