On December 29, 2022, I suffered a life-changing event in the form of a right side, hemorrhagic ("brain bleed" style) stroke, the aftermath of which has been one of the most challenging (and strangely fulfilling) times of my entire life. Today, with your help (and the help of some of my YouTube friends), I'd like to give back to two of the medical facilities that helped save my life. Reasonable Minds can Return...in Virtual Legality. #Hoeg #stroke #story **DONATION LINKS** Ascension Providence Hospital - Novi: https://ascnmifnd.org/APF-RickHoegFundraiser Chelsea Hospital: https://giving.stjoeshealth.org/TeamHoegFundraiser If you donate to Chelsea, please let us know here so we can update our personal tracker: https://form.jotform.com/231224200493039 Each hospital has provided a separate link to participate in this fundraiser and receive your donations directly. If you are interested in giving please read the descriptions below and direct your gift as desired. In addition, because Chelsea Hospital's system works a bit differently, we will only be able to track donations if you also use the tracking form linked above which will send us the information we need. So if donating to Chelsea Hospital please use both links! **EXCLUSIVE CHARITY STREAM MERCH** For three days ONLY (May 5th-7th) buy exclusive "Charity Fundraiser" merchandise from the Virtual Legality Store at null. All profits from the sale of "Charity Fundraiser" items will be given to the hospitals (split evenly between them). **MORE ON THE HOSPITALS** Ascension Providence Hospital - Novi is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care, a level II trauma center, and a *Comprehensive Stroke Center*. Ascension Providence Hospital - Novi is a destination for specialty care. It was here where I was taken in the immediate aftermath of my stroke and where I received my brain surgery. https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/michigan/midet/novi-ascension-providence-hospital-novi-campus Chelsea Hospital is a joint venture of Trinity Health and University of Michigan Health. Chelsea Hospital is intended and operates as a community-centered, state-of-the-art hospital designed for comfort and healing. It is here where I stayed for almost a month receiving inpatient rehabilitation from the wonderful therapists introduced in Part III of this series. https://www.uofmhealth.org/our-locations/st-joseph-mercy-chelsea-hospital **DONTATION GOALS AND PURPOSES** Ascension Providence Hospital - Novi gifts will go to the hospital's Neurosurgical Residency Research Fund. This fund ensures that the hospital's neurosurgical residency program will strengthen existing clinical research and technological infrastructure, nurture residents’ well-being, advance educational opportunities, and help maintain patient care excellence while attracting the brightest and best neurosurgery trainees for years to come. Chelsea Hospital gifts will go directly to the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation program. The Hospital has provided a list of items to add or replace in their rehab facility for physical, occupational, and speech therapy like what I received. These include everything from practical equipment like stability discs to the software needed for assessment, and even electrical stimulation equipment like the kind that helped me greatly in my recovery. The list also includes patient care items like mobility devices needed to help retrain the body to walk. Additionally, a portion of these gifts will be designated by the hospital for a patient-centric garden (plant lovers rejoice!). It would include a sitting area for patients and family and raised beds for patients to plant and manage. These gifts will have a lasting impact for generations. "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE:    • Virtual Legality   DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com *** DESIGN WORK Joe Ellis (Logo Design) Chris Leroux (Motion Graphics) For more information: contact Chris at @Chrisleroux on Twitter. PODCAST VERSIONS ALSO AVAILABLE