Best-selling author Ben Mckelvey was a fit, healthy 27-something when he had a stroke. So, how do you reorient - or rather remake - your life after a significant health hurdle? Ben shares his story…

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For more on Ben’s book A Scar is Also Skin (Hachette, $34.99) see here. You can catch him on Instagram @bennymck or via his site here.

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