![]() ![]() “As a result of the strokes and the surgery, I now have things that will affect me for the rest of my life,” she said. ![]() Rendulic, who now resides in Shaler, has chronicled her journey in a book titled “Head Strong: Through Life, Love and Brain Surgery.” ![]() And while we can’t control what happens to us, we are in control of how we react to the situations we face.” “But we all go through hard times - it’s inevitable. “Not everyone is going to have multiple strokes that require brain surgery,” said Rendulic, a 2008 Hampton High School graduate. Rendulic, 31, not only survived to reach those goals, she has made it her life’s work to help others facing the kind of challenges she believes have made her stronger. Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would like to nominate someone as a Neighbor Spotlight, email Neighborhood News Network editor Katie Green at Heather Rendulic began suffering a series of brain hemorrhages in 2011 that would require a risky surgery to remove the mass causing them, the then 22-year-old Hampton woman set her sites on accomplishing just two simple things if she manged to survive - walking down the isle carrying her bouquet and dancing with her new husband at their wedding reception. ![]()
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