Rukingi Haupapa (Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa) credits his stroke in 2005 for changing his life: leading him to change his name, get his mataora (facial moko) and set up a trust to help fellow stroke survivors.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/matau-taiao/2022/05/05/my-stroke-gave-me-purpose-rukingi-haupapa/