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Every 40 seconds,another person in the United States has a stroke, according to the AmericanHeart Association. Ron Gardner, who has survived a stroke, recently wrote “TakeBrave Steps for Stroke Survivors and Families – A Message of Motivation andHope.” The book offers motivation and inspiration to stroke survivors—and theircaregivers.