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A Handbook of Hope

Richard Burns Returns from a Massive Stroke
to Inspire Stroke Awareness

Story By Jessica Nicholas   |   Stroke Smart Magazine

Stroke Smart Magazine Winter 2011 Feature Article

Doctors desperately tried to revive an unresponsive Richard L. Burns, 38, on the night after Christmas in 1968. Burns had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. The massive stroke damaged his brain, and the doctors threw up their hands in defeat. Read More.

AUTHOR, AUTHOR

Event could morph into annual festival, organizers hope

By Dennis Taylor   |   Herald Staff Writer

Posted: 07/25/2010 01:30:24 AM PDT. Updated: 07/26/2010 09:33:06 AM PDT

The convention of about 60 Monterey County authors at the Barnyard Shopping Village in Carmel attracted such a steady, eclectic stream of visitors Saturday afternoon that its organizers are hoping to expand to a full-fledged festival. Read More.

Stroke illuminates writer’s purpose

Man spreads message of recovery

By Dennis Taylor   |   Herald Staff Writer

Posted: 05/17/2010 01:29:54 AM PDT. Updated: 05/17/2010 09:03:19 AM PDT

He understands on a cerebral level that his guilt isn't rational, but Dick Burns says he can't forgive himself for the massive hemorrhagic stroke he suffered more than four decades ago, when he was just 38 years old. Read More.