Four-time stroke-surviving veteran making strides to overcome hardships [View all]

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David Villarreal of Temple practices riding his hand propelled three-wheel bike in his neighborhood. Villarreal, a four-time stroke survivor and a veteran, competes in races and hopes to compete in the Paralympics.

Four-time stroke-surviving veteran making strides to overcome hardships
Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014 4:30 am
By Janice Gibbs | FME News Service

TEMPLE — David Villarreal, 53, is a four-time stroke survivor.

“If I survive one more I get a free set of dishes,” Villarreal, a former Marine, said jokingly.

Villarreal was recently at the Fit4Life challenge at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center.

He had the first stroke at age 50 and it was the big one. He wasn’t expected to live through the night.