From Patient to Nurse

At only 39 years old, Tornika thought she was too young to have a stroke. Unfortunately, she was very wrong. While at work, Tornika suffered a stroke and had to be immediately transported to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare where doctors successfully removed a clot in her brain.

“I was determined that this was not my last day,” Tornika said, recalling her life-saving procedure. Tornika spent half a day in the intensive care unit and two days on the neuro step-down floor. She was discharged just in time to spend Christmas with her family.

Tornika’s story is different than most because she wants to use her experience to help others. “The staff at Methodist is second to none,” she said. “I plan to be a nurse…because of how I was treated at the hospital.”