Community, sheriff's office rally for deputy

Support for deputy who suffered a paralyzing stroke

When Yvonne Cress woke up with a headache and vision loss in one eye, the 35-year-old deputy sheriff and new mom wrote off her symptoms as a migraine. Then her speech became slurred and she lost her balance. Yvonne’s husband, Dan, rushed her to the hospital, where scans confirmed that she’d had a stroke. The blood clot was inoperable and couldn’t be treated with medication. The stroke paralyzed the right side of Yvonne’s body. “It turned things upside down overnight,” Dan said.

After stroke, deputy sheriff needs support

After suffering a stroke that left her partially paralyzed, a Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff and new mom is embarking on a lengthy rehabilitation. Deputy Yvonne Cress, 35, recently welcomed a daughter with her husband. A U.S. Navy veteran, Cress has been with the Sheriff’s Office for six years. While off-duty at home last week, Cress experienced a stroke that paralyzed the right side of her body. “The Sheriff’s Office is a family and we will accompany the Cress family on this journey,” said Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris. “I wish Yvonne a speedy recovery so she can enjoy her beautiful, two-month-old baby girl.”