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Sharon Chin reports on a couple from the South Bay working to promote stroke rehabilitation.
Champion the ChallengesOctober 17, 2024
Eight years ago, Deb Shaw stepped into the shower of her home in Los Gatos, California, and her vision blurred. She wobbled, fell and hit her head on the shower bench. Minutes later, she woke up on the floor. Her…
Deborah Lynn BlumbergJuly 19, 2024
Deb and her husband Bob outline the early warning signs of a stroke for Stroke Awareness Month and how their Foundation is Inspiring the Stroke Community.
Champion the ChallengesMay 15, 2024
Champion the Challenges’ Golf4Life event drew 250 participants to Los Lagos Golf Course Deb Shaw was not a big golf player before she had three strokes between 2016 and 2019. But putting in virtual reality and later on a…
Mercury NewsSeptember 22, 2023
NBC Bay Area Proud segment with Garvin Thomas visits Deb Shaw at Golf 4 Life. A free annual event for stroke survivors and caregivers to improve their strength, balance and flexibility.
Champion the ChallengesSeptember 15, 2023
Annual Outing and Expo Helps Stroke Survivors Improve Strength, Flexibility & Balance SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion the Challenges, a nonprofit foundation committed to Inspiring Stroke Survivors, hosted some 250 local attendees at the annual Golf 4 Life event…
Lumina CommunicationsSeptember 15, 2023
Nonprofit Foundation "By Stroke Survivors for Stroke Survivors" Wins Gold Medal for Website Publishing, and Silver Medal for Self-Help Booklet Series for Stroke Survivors SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion the Challenges, a nonprofit foundation committed to Inspiring Stroke Survivors,…
Lumina CommunicationsAugust 2, 2023
Annual Golf Event Helps Stroke Survivors Improve Strength, Flexibility, and Balance SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion the Challenges, a nonprofit foundation committed to reimagining stroke rehabilitation, hosted more than 180 local attendees at the annual Golf 4 Life Event…
Champion the ChallengesSeptember 14, 2022
Bay area's Fox 2 KTVU Andre Senior interviews Deb and Bob Shaw regarding the Champion The Challenges foundation and the annual event GOLF 4 LIFE at Los Lagos in San Jose.
Champion the ChallengesSeptember 13, 2022
Foundation Results Build Stroke Awareness and Inspire Stroke Survivors and Families LOS GATOS, Calif., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion the Challenges, a nonprofit foundation committed to reimagining stroke rehabilitation, has issued a progress report on its first year of accomplishments since Deb and…
Lumina CommunicationsJune 15, 2022
Deb Shaw interviewed by Bill Monroe, Stroke Cast Founder. Three strokes changed Deb Shaw’s trajectory from Cybersecurity sales superstar to stroke survivor and author. During the COVID lock downs of 2020, while others were mastering sour dough recipes, Deb formed…
Bill MonroeMay 31, 2022
Deb Shaw's foundation, Champion the Challenges, has inspired more than 750 stroke survivors and families. LOS GATOS, CA — Deb Shaw, who founded Champion the Challenges – a nonprofit based in Los Gatos – was given the annual 2022 Stroke…
Champion the ChallengesMay 11, 2022
The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, honors Deb Shaw, a three-time stroke survivor from Los Gatos, as the 2022 Stroke Hero Survivor Award Winner. Deb and her husband Bob join KTVU's Andre Senior to speak…
Champion the ChallengesMay 9, 2022
Each year, nearly 800,000 people have a stroke in the United States, and more than three quarters of the time, they are first or new strokes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I am one of these Americans.…
Deb ShawMay 3, 2022
American Stroke Association Confers Prestigious Honor to Three-Time Stroke Survivor LOS GATOS, Calif., April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stroke Association has bestowed its annual Stroke Survivor Hero Award to Deb Shaw, a three-time stroke survivor and the Founder and President of Champion the Challenges,…
Lumina CommunicationsApril 28, 2022
“Life Force” Describes Deb Shaw’s Work with VR Therapies for Stroke Recovery LOS GATOS, Calif., March 2, 2022 — Champion the Challenges, a nonprofit organization committed to reimagining stroke rehabilitation, today announced that Deb Shaw, the Founder and President, has been…
Lumina CommunicationsMarch 2, 2022
CBS KPIX 5 Anchor Elizabeth Cook interviews Deb and Bob Shaw, the founders of Champion the Challenges. A foundation created to help stroke survivors, therapists, caregivers, and families uncover all the resources available to champion the journey of healing.
Champion the ChallengesFebruary 17, 2022
Tomi Ryba, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital shares Deb’s Stroke Story with the entire hospital staff, physicians and Board of Trustees in a year-end newsletter. "Through the eyes of a patient" December 24, 2021 This is what we do. We…
Tomi RybaDecember 24, 2021