Nine days after a Maryland woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl, her world changed.

After an uneventful pregnancy, Erin Adelekun had a life-threatening postpartum stroke so sudden and severe that a neurosurgeon had to remove a large piece of her skull to save her life.

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Doreen Gentzler, who retired from News4 in 2022 after 33 years , spoke with Adelekun about her recovery, her inspiring story and how she’s trying to help others.

A headache was Adelekun’s first sign that she was having a stroke. It started before she even left the hospital with her newborn in August 2020.

“I had a headache when I was discharged. Eight days later, I had another headache, but it was worse. I took Tylenol. I thought it was because I w

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