On December 9, 2024, Anna Gray came home after doing a class at CrossFit Lynchburg in Lynchburg, VA, to find her 29-year-old husband with a facial droop, unable to use the right side of his body.
Her husband, TJ Vaught, a CrossFit coach at CrossFit Lynchburg, had suffered two strokes and underwent emergency surgery on his brain to remove three blood clots.
The surgery went well, and doctors are hopeful Vaught will make a full recovery; however, Gray said he will need some “pretty intense speech therapy,” and the recovery timeline is unknown.
Gray credits CrossFit with how quickly Vaught has been able to recover physically.
The most challenging part right now is his communication abilities.
Gray works for a small nonprofit organization, and Vaught is a student who was about to graduate and become a teacher, so the couple doesn’t have adequate medical insurance to cover the rising costs.
Now more than ever, Gray is thankful they have CrossFit in their lives. Not only is it the reason she believes Vaught is doing as well as he is, but it is also her only escape from the stress at the moment.
As for Vaught, he is already thinking about getting back to the gym as soon as possible.
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