Returning to the ranch: Roy’s stroke survival story

Thursday, May 18, 2023

When 76-year-old rancher and former Marine Roy Hallmark had a stroke in 2022, the series of events that quickly followed saved his brain function and his life.

The most surprising part of Roy’s story, however, is that the person who made the emergency call wasn’t supposed to be home that day.

Read his full story and learn more about the Providence stroke program in this story.

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