Retired cardiologist Jeremy Swan just had a stroke. Only eight months earlier, so did 37-year-old David Alvarado. In this program, Dr. Bruce Dobkin and the UCLA Medical Center’s stroke rehabilitation unit apply their innovative therapeutic techniques to help these two survivors in their uphill struggles to recover their speech and physical mobility. A Discovery Channel Production. (23 minutes)

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