Four Teens Who Had Strokes In High School Are Graduating This Month

    In a crazy coincidence, all four girls are graduating seniors in the Kansas City area, and they all had a stroke within a two-year span.

    No one expects a teenager to have a stroke, but it happened to all four of these Kansas high schoolers.

    It's a crazy coincidence, but these incidents weren't related. Each girl has a unique and special story of her experience.

    Blake was 16 and a competitive cheerleader when she had her stroke. It started with an earache, then a headache and nausea. After she powered through a cheer competition, her parents found her moaning in pain in her bed. They rushed her to the hospital where doctors found a clot and bleeding in her brain.

    Madeline was also 16 when she had a headache while ice skating one morning, then started vomiting and seizing in the locker room. Doctors found a ruptured aneurysm in her brain.

    Abby was 14 when she passed out right after running a mile in PE class. She also suffered a torn carotid artery, which led to her stroke.

    The girls didn't know each other before the strokes, but they've since formed a pretty incredible bond.

    All four girls have made astonishing recoveries, and they're all graduating high school this month.

    Strokes can happen to anyone. Here's what you need to know about them.

    Here are the signs and symptoms of strokes that you should watch out for in yourself and others.

    For more on this story, you can watch the full video from the American Heart Association here.

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