Upstate dad and daughter karate team make incredible comeback after medical scare

Upstate dad and daughter karate team make incredible comeback after medical  scare

INMAN, S.C. —

Mike Westbrooks and his daughter, Abby, always shared a love of karate movies together. It wasn’t until Abby took up the sport that they realized, they also shared a love for competition.

The Upstate daddy-daughter duo have become two of the most successful karate competitors in their classifications; Mike in sparring, and Abby in kenpo forms.Advertisement

But for all their trophies and championships, Mike’s karate career was nearly cut short in 2015 when he suffered a stroke following a torn carotid artery and spent months on blood thinners.

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