SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Point Loma teen is celebrating an incredible recovery after surviving a rare and severe stroke at the age of 15.
Thursday, Rachel Vasquez-Villalobos reunited with the U.C. San Diego medical team that saved her life. Walking up to a heartfelt welcome and into the arms of the healthcare heroes who helped her beat the odds.
Eight months ago, her life was in their hands. “Doctors were not at all assuming that I was going to come out this way at all. They thought I would’ve either been dead, paralyzed, or not myself at all,” said Vasquez-Villalobos…