AdvertisementAs Stroke Risk Rises Among Younger Adults, So Does Early DeathApril 01, 2013Richard KnoxfacebookEmailWhen Melissa McCann (left) suffered a stroke in 2007, her twin sister, Terry Blanchard, helped her make a full recovery. McCann is now back to work as a flight nurse with Life Flight at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. (David Wright/Redux Pictures for NPR)