Recognizing a Stroke

[Carrie]

Dear Friends-

My parents had dinner this summer with a dear friend.
During the BBQ their friend stumbled and took a little
fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they
offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick
because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got
her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken
up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the
evening. At 3:00 am my mother received a call from
Ingrid's husband telling her that his wife had been taken
to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had
suffered a stroke at the BBQ - had they known how to
identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be
with us today.

It only takes a minute to read this-

Recognizing a Stroke


----- A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke
victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects
of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a
stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient
within 3 hours which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read
and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The
stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby
fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by
asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. . . It is sunny out today) If he or she has trouble
with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers
could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech
problems, researchers urged the general public to learn
the three questions. They presented their conclusions at
the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last
February. Widespread use of this test could result in
prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent
brain damage.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends
it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will
be saved.

BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS
POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.

[Cassiepeia]

Important post!

My grandmother suffered several strokes towards the end of her life. One she suffered when I was visiting. I remember she couldn't speak. She knew exactly what she wanted to say, but wasn't able to say anything. It was extremely upsetting.

Cass.

[Carrie]

A-w-w Cass. I'm so sorry. I bet it was upsetting to see. It's a very horrible and all too common thing. I hope lots of people send this around....the more who know this, the more lives could be saved.

[Cassiepeia]

It was very upsetting to see.

I hope lots of people pass this around too. I agree that it could save a lot of lives.

Cass.

[Shadowkins]

Thanks, Carrie for this post. I'm truly sorry for your parents...it's very difficult to lose a friend. Strokes are not easy to spot, when my dad had his, even the doctor misdiagnosed it as a seizure but in the end it was a large stroke... it didn't kill him right away but was the beginning of many more.
I will send this post to all those I treasure and hope it may save someone from alot of misery

[FarCritter10]

My sympathy to your parents also Carrie and thanx for the post. I definitely will pass it on.

[feinwerkbau]

Thanks for that valuable post Carrie.

Was it a forward, or did it happen to your parents' friend?

[Carrie]

No, no....this is just something sent around the Internet I got from an email. It's no one I know. But thanks. It is a good thing to know, isn't it.

I'm sorry about your Dad Shadowkins.