Latiesha has been a participant of ASF for the past 2 years at what is now the Southeast Community Center location in KCMO. Latiesha or "Tish" as she likes to be called, is a proud mother of two, who prior to her stroke in 2016 was employed by UMB bank for 12 years and spent 3 years with Sprint. When not working Tish could be found running errands, supporting her children in extracurricular activities, and spending time with family. After suffering a stroke she has made it a priority to focus on her recovery as a whole and found ASF to be a perfect fit for her. Tish adds that she loves the social interaction with others, opportunities to interact within the community, and also her site coordinator Dani who in her words "inspires us".

During her time at ASF Tish can be found exercising within the center putting an emphasis on her health. When not at the location Tish continues to push herself by walking daily, eating healthy, doing puzzles, and even joining a weekly kickboxing class! Other than exercising at ASF Tish enjoys spending her time socializing and doing activities with other participants, finding comfort in the fact that everyone can relate to and learn from one another. The group has formed a bond like a family with everyone supporting one another, helping in any way that they can if the need arises, and even meeting outside of programming to enjoy each others' company.

When describing her support system Tish smiles and simply states "My mom is the best!" and describes her mother as being devoted to helping out in any way that she can no matter what that entails. Other than her mother, Tish's entire family has a huge presence in her life with everyone making it a priority to walk the road of recovery with her. Despite the challenges that she has had to overcome Tish approaches each day with her head held high, ready for what the day brings while always remembering to tell herself to "keep going forward" despite her circumstances.