VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — For Terri Liestman, her recumbent three-wheeler was a vehicle to recovery from a horrific kind of stroke that few live to tell about. But the bike also propelled her to a sense of freedom and independence.
And now it’s gone, carried away last Friday morning in a pickup by two guys who got carried away with the thrill of making off with a niche bike that few people would be able to use.
Liestman, 69, suffered the stroke 10 years ago. “It was what they call a massive ischemic stroke — very serious,” she said Monday morning at her home near the Lesner Bridge. “The left side of my body was totally paralyzed. Only about 2% of people survived that serious of a stroke and even fewer walk.”…