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Raquel Gonzalez had a stroke minutes away from the hospital where she has been a nurse for three decades. Now back at work, she shares lessons about slowing down, the emotional, physical and clinical cost of stroke, and the need for empathy.

"I give them a free hand to bring their ideas to the table. And once they start working on these ideas, then the wonder happens." Angels team leaders Kamila Fachola (Brazil) and William Masih (India) took advantage of the WSC to learn from each other's leadership styles.

As an experienced Angels consultant, Alicia Arjona understood how fragile the lives of stroke patients were. But when the patient was her beloved grandma, and care failed, she went from feeling sad and mad to steely determination.

In a video recorded at the WSC in Toronto, Canada, Angels team leaders Brenda Rodelo (Mexico & the Caribbean) and Trang Nguyen (Vietnam) compare notes on talking through problems, how doing more brings happiness into life, and striking while the iron is hot.

East met West at the WSC in Toronto, Canada, where a conversation between team leaders Mariana Wolf (Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay) and Kim Malkin (Australia) was caught on video.

Eliel da Silva left his hospital a nursing technician and returned a few hours later, a patient. The stroke survivor shares his experience of being cared for in a diamond hospital, and what he learnt from being on the other side.