{"id":54,"date":"2026-07-01T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:09:50","slug":"living-legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evonne Rochelle Rooks<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"width:246px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2474.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stroke Survivor \u2022 Courage, Faith &amp; Hope<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We proudly honor&nbsp;<strong>Evonne Rochelle Rooks<\/strong>, whose extraordinary journey reminds us that survival is only the beginning of a new purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At just&nbsp;<strong>28 years old<\/strong>, Evonne experienced a devastating stroke that affected&nbsp;<strong>approximately 75% of the left cerebellum<\/strong>&nbsp;of her brain. Despite the life-changing diagnosis and the challenges that followed, her unwavering faith, determination, and resilience have carried her through recovery. Today, she courageously shares her story to educate others, raise awareness that stroke can happen at any age, and inspire hope for those facing their own battles. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evonne\u2019s journey is a powerful reminder that every day is a gift. Her strength reflects the heart of our mission\u2014to educate, encourage, and empower women and families through heart health awareness, stroke prevention, healing, and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evonne Rochelle Rooks Stroke Survivor \u2022 Courage, Faith &amp; Hope We proudly honor&nbsp;Evonne Rochelle Rooks, whose extraordinary journey reminds us that survival is only the beginning of a new purpose. At just&nbsp;28 years old, Evonne experienced a devastating stroke that affected&nbsp;approximately 75% of the left cerebellum&nbsp;of her brain. Despite the life-changing diagnosis and the challenges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themuselegacyfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}