title: We Shall Overcome: Story of a Stroke Survivor
author: Brenda L. Finn
description: Brenda Finn, filled with life and energy, went from being a dominant business leader to recovering stroke survivor. Brenda continues her recovery with her family, and is proud of this riveting account and hopes it will inspire other stroke survivors to trust in God.
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  KUMQUAT
   
  By Jeff Strand
  
   
  Kumquat copyright 2014 by Jeff Strand
   
  Cover design by Lynne Hansen http://www.LynneHansen.com
   
  All rights reserved.
   
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely
  coincidental. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted
  in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written
  permission from the author.
   
  For more information about the author, visit http://www.JeffStrand.com
  
   
   
   
   
   
  CHAPTER ONE
   
  "This can't end well."
  --Exit Red, Season 1, Episode 1
   
   
  "I think I'm having a stroke."
  My roommate Craig's eyes briefly dart in my direction. "What are your
  symptoms?"
  "It's kind of hard to breathe."
  "That doesn't sound like a stroke."
  "Could you at least pause the game?"
  He does. I feel legitimately bad about the request; this is a r