“Research” What You Say: I Did Not Suffer a Stroke, I Survived One
Stroke survivor Eva Froehle reflects on the use of language in study recruitment material as she shares thoughtful insights from a research participant perspective.
Author: Eva Froehle
Eva Froehle is currently an undergraduate student at Bemidji State University where she is studying Elementary Education with a Pre-Primary Endorsement to work with children during early childhood. In pursuit of this degree, she has been actively funded through scholarships from the Children’s Hemiparesis and Stroke Association. She was a former participant in Dr. Gillick’s non-invasive brain stimulation studies in children with stroke. She strives, through the many experiences she has endured living with congenital hemiparesis, to be active in participation in life.