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In 1993, three months into her pregnancy, Marla Wendel had a debilitating stroke. She went on to deliver a healthy son, Daniel, at 33 weeks. Twenty-five years later, Daniel and Marla sat down with StoryCorps to talk about those pivotal moments and how they shaped their relationship.

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