Stroke; leukemia; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. This consumer reported for a 68-year-old male (consumer's husband) received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number: EL0140, Expiry Date: Mar2021), via an unspecified route of administration on 31Dec2020 13:30 at single dose on right upper shoulder for COVID-19 prophylaxis. Medical history included smoker for 50 years, and blockage in his carotid artery. His grandma died of a stroke and his folks, his dad died of lung cancer and his mom died of uterine cancer. Both his parents had high blood pressure. His dad had a heart attack and his mom had Parkinson's because her hands would shak. There were no concomitant medications. On the 08Jan2021 at about 8PM he had a massive stroke and they had to life flight him to hospital from 08Jan2021 to 19Jan2021. He did have a blockage in his carotid artery but they have been told. She says her husband just had his second vaccine with lot is EL1283 and exp is Apr2021 and all of this could be a coincidence but he told her to call so that was why she was calling. Also he was diagnosed with, it is 4 words and then leukemia and he had an appointment with doctor to get his blood drawn every 2 weeks. The neurosurgeon that did surgery on him on 09Jan2021 at 4 am said that his carotid artery in his neck was plugged and he went in and cleaned it out and put in a stent and he said that his carotid artery was plugged all the way to his temple and he tried to get that out and couldn't. He had his stroke at 8PM on the 08Jan2021. They had dinner at 5 pm and at 6pm they were sitting on the couch and all of sudden he started slurring his words and he said his mouth felt like someone give him Novocain and then he had his arm around her and all of sudden it felt like he was choking her so she grabbed his hand and his fingers started rolling up, started closing up tight so she started playing with his fingers and then he went out in the kitchen and then he hit the floor and she called # and the paramedics came up there. When they got there he could squeeze both hands and lift both feet by that time it was 7:30, they had just brought in a chair, by time they got done bringing in the chair they realized his left side was becoming paralyzed and so they had to go back and get the stretcher so they were there for about 30 minutes, maybe 15 minutes then they headed up the hill toward the hospital at about 8pm and they came in and gave anti-blood clotting medicine and took him for a scan with dye, they found he still had a blockage on his brain so at 2AM on the 9th they came in with a medical helicopter and flew him to (institution name withheld) in (place name withheld) and they did an MRI on and seen his carotid blockage there so he had emergency surgery at from # that morning of the 09Jan2021 at (institution name withheld) and he was in ICU from Saturday until a week ago at 3 oclock 13Jan2021 he was placed in a regular room and on the 19Jan2021 at 7:30PM he was moved (hospital name) in (place name withheld) for 14 days having 15 hours per day of therapy for a week and then he will go to (place name withheld) (rehab name withheld) and he could be there 2-3 weeks. Wednesday right before they moved him he needed a therapist in the back and one in the front and a 6 inch belt to help him stand up. He started out 08Jan2021 and was put in (institution name withheld) on the 09Jan2021 and then he was discharged to rehab on the 19Jan2021 7:30 pm She has been told it may take up to year for recovery as much as he can. The week of his stroke they were adding on to his home and he was doing the electrical upstairs so it is not like he just sat around and ate bon bons, he was very active. The outcome of the events was unknown.