CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE AS A GIFT AND WHAT YOU ARE MISSING AS AN OPPORTUNITY

OUR STORY BEGAN WITH THE BIRTH OF MARIO AND OF OUR FAMILY, BUT ONLY IN 2013 WE WERE ABLE TO TELL ABOUT US ON A TED GLOBAL STAGE, A KIND OF THERAPY THAT ACCOMPANIES US STILL TODAY: THIS IS OUR STORY.

BIO

Francesca Fedeli and Roberto D'Angelo are the co-founders of FightTheStroke.org, a foundation that supports the cause of young stroke survivors and children with Cerebral Palsy, as their little Mario.

Their story is told in the Book "Fight and Smile", published by Sperling & Kupfer in 2015 and translated into German for Bastei Lubbe in 2018.

The Early diagnosis and new rehabilitation techniques based on the concept of Mirror Neurons and on the application of technology to medicine, represent only some of the battles carried out by FightTheStroke, a movement that continues to make its story known through world-wide resonance events such as the TED Global (2013) and the World Business Forum (2015).

FightTheStroke actively participates in the international conversations on scientific and social innovation and is part of the Board of Directors of the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke; it has been selected as a finalist for many local and international awards, including the Eisenhower Fellowship for Innovation (2014), the first Ashoka Fellowship (2015) and the Italian global Good Fund Fellowship (2017), becoming part of the largest global network of social entrepreneurs.

FightTheStroke is TEDMED Ambassador for the Live event 2014-2015-2016-2017-2018-2020, promoter of the first Hackathon in Medicine in Italy and in 2017 supported the opening of the first Neonatal and Pediatric Stroke Center in Italy, in collaboration with the Gaslini Hospital in Genoa.

Pictures in this website were taken by professional photographers and is therefore not allowed to use them without the consent of the FightTheStroke Foundation.

Credits: Andrea Ruggeri and Shoot for Change | TED Global 2013 Pictures on Flickr | Gifted Citizen Award 2013 Pictures on Flickr | Doctors 2.0 2014 Pictures on Flick

GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE EQUAL AT BIRTH, FIGHTTHESTROKE WANTS TO ENSURE A BETTER FUTURE FOR YOUNG STROKE SURVIVORS, CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND THEIR FAMILIES.

FightTheStroke exists to answer to the need for knowledge and support for families impacted by the management of a young stroke survivor and with a disability of Cerebral Palsy, to educate to the awareness that children, even those not yet born, can be affected by potentially disabling brain damages; to inspire the new generations and encourage research and adoption of 'disruptive' therapies.

Because an accident at birth should not dictate the future of these children.

VALUES WE BELIEVE IN

  • FightTheStroke believes in the opportunity to offer a dignified life to those who experienced a major trauma, as a brain injury at birth or at a young age, so that they can look at opportunities and strengths more than at areas of improvement.

  • FightTheStroke believes in the role of sharing experiences to give support to families impacted by trauma, related to health and disability.

  • FightTheStroke believes in the care of the individual as a single unit and not as a set of organs to be maintained and repaired.

  • FightTheStroke believes in the role of the family as a critical success factor for the rehabilitation and post-trauma care process.

  • FightTheStroke believes in cultural contamination, in sport and technology, as enablers in human relationships and to develop the unexpressed or varied potential of people.

  • FightTheStroke believes in dissemination of knowledge in the medical-scientific field so that all levels of the population are able to measure and maintain their health.

  • FightTheStroke believes in the principles of Sustainability of its activities and is committed to respect and disseminate the sustainable development goals (SDGs) within the society

BECAUSE STROKE CAN AFFECT CHILDREN.
EVEN THOSE UNBORN.

FightTheStroke was established as a patient association in 2014. Following its transformation into a Foundation, from 4/10/2019, it’s now part of the register of legal entities of the Prefecture of Milan (Italy).

Among our goals:

    • Responding to the need for knowledge of families impacted by the management of a young stroke survivor with a disability of Cerebral Palsy

    • Educate to the awareness that children, even the unborn ones, can be affected by a brain damage in a early stage of their life

    • Inspiring new generations and encouraging research and adoption of 'disruptive' therapies for people with a neurodevelopmental disease

THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF FIGHTTHESTROKE FOUNDATION

The Fight The Stroke Foundation is part of an international network of alliances and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS).

The Fight The Stroke Foundation is part of an international network of alliances and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS). Click on the image to land on their website

The Fight The Stroke Foundation is part of an international network of alliances and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS). Click on the image to land on their website

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Fight The Stroke Foundation joined the 'Italia non profit' platform, as a guarantee of transparency, clarity and accessibility: hfoundationttps://italianonprofit.it/scheda-ente/fight-the-stroke- /

PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS

FightTheStroke promotes awareness and relevance of his mission and of the values in which it believes, also through scientific and motivational dissemination events.

You can request participation of the founders Francesca Fedeli and Roberto D'angelo for Corporate events through the BCC Group:

PROFILE BCC SPEAKER FRANCESCA FEDELI : http://grupobcc.com/it/speakers/francesca-fedeli/

PROFILE BCC SPEAKER ROBERTO D'ANGELO : http://grupobcc.com/it/speakers/roberto-dangelo/