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Roy in The Old Chapel up at Warleggan had this very same thing happen to him -

on the dance floor !

 

Please do your part and send it on, I did mine. It may just be one

of US it saves .

 

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Steps

 

 

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she

assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) she said

she just tripped 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. Ingrid's husband called later telling

everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid

passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to

identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some

don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

 

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 then getting the patient

medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

 

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the " 3 " steps, STR .

Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.

Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may

suffer severe 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:

 

S *Ask the individual to SMILE .

T *Ask the person to TALK , to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently:

It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

 

{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick'

out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the

other that is also an indication of a stroke}

 

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency

services immediately and describe the symptoms. This is URGENT

 

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.