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Living a Miracle

Brenda Rosenberg shares the alternative methods that sped 
her recovery from a debilitating stroke.

ELIZABETH A. KATZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIN KIRKLAND 

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nyone who knows Brenda Naomi Rosenberg 
knows she thrives on making connections. 
That could include interacting with those in the 
local religious, artistic and philanthropic commu-
nities, working locally with her beloved Girl Scouts 
as religious liaison to unite girls of different faiths 
or connecting with her friends in Metro Detroit and around the world.
When she experienced a massive stroke in October 2019, Rosenberg 
of Bloomfield Hills did a different kind of connecting. 
With the help of others, she’
s creating new connections between her 

Brenda Rosenberg with 
therapists Heather 
Sjogren and Leanne 
Bourassa; each works 
with an alternative 
therapy that helped 
Rosenberg’
s rapid 
recovery.

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