Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’
The New York Times
The choreographer and dancer suffered a stroke in April. But he’s still moving, and that’s what matters.
On April 26, the choreographer and dancer Ronald K. Brown woke up and knew that something wasn’t right. “I couldn’t figure out how to move,” he said. “I was like, ‘You are a dancer. Why can’t you figure out how to get up?’”
But Arcell Cabuag, Brown’s life partner and the associate artistic director of his company, Evidence, had a good idea of what was wrong. A few years ago, his father had a stroke. “When I could tell that Ron wasn’t moving that side,” he said, referring to the left half of Brown’s body, “I had to call the ambulance.”
They rushed to the hospital, where Brown had a blood clot removed from his brain and was told to begin rehabilitation as soon as possible.