{"id":2289,"date":"2023-03-01T11:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:55:02","slug":"swimsuit-model-shares-how-faith-helped-her-overcome-a-ministroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2023\/03\/swimsuit-model-shares-how-faith-helped-her-overcome-a-ministroke.html","title":{"rendered":"Swimsuit Model Shares How Faith Helped Her Overcome a Ministroke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After surviving a brain tumor, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Victoria Vesce faced another major health scare. Like many others, Vesce was in Miami for Art Basel late last year. The 29-year-old model was at an event when she realized something was off.<\/p>\n

Vesce told Fox News Digital, “I just didn’t feel good. I remember telling my friends, and they were like, ‘Victoria, you need to call a doctor and get checked.’ But I was so busy being out and about. I was so caught up in the swirl of all the parties and everything that was going on.”<\/p>\n

Vesce continued, “I was having so much fun during this weekend of art and parties. But then I was shocked when my left side started to go completely numb. That’s when I thought, ‘I gotta go to the hospital now.’ It was a really scary situation. I hadn’t felt that since my brain tumor diagnosis. It was a wake-up call.”<\/p>\n

In 2017, Vesce was diagnosed with multiple paragangliomas, a brain-skull tumor and a carotid body tumor that required surgery and radiation treatment. After her recovery, doctors told Vesce she had a ministroke. They had to leave remnants of Vesce’s tumor because it wrapped around her brain stem. According to Vesce, if doctors touched it, she could have a stroke or be instantly paralyzed. Still, she’s completely deaf in one ear and suffers from tinnitus.<\/p>\n

Vesce explained, “With my tumor, there are complications\u00a0I can experience. Thankfully, the ministroke was kind of on the low end. But it was a wake-up call like, ‘Hey, let’s stay in tune with your health and keep those stress levels low.’ When I had numbness on the left side of my face, I didn’t realize what was happening. I was just so busy, on the go. But I’ve been more in tune with my health.”<\/p>\n

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