At just 21, Mingjia was living a typical college life when everything changed in an instant. After suffering a hemorrhagic stroke caused by an AVM, he faced months of hospitalization, surgery, and the challenge of rebuilding his life from the ground up. Through relentless determination, therapy, and support from loved ones, Mingjia returned to school, graduated from the University of California, Irvine, and launched a career as a software engineer in Boston. His journey is a powerful reminder that stroke can happen at any age, but so can resilience, recovery, and hope. Mingjia’s story inspires survivors everywhere to keep fighting forward. Read the full story on SOCC: circle.strokeonward.org/c/so-well-said-and-read/a-stroke-at-21-mingjia-s-journey-back-to-college-and-beyond #SOCC #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeOnward