regarding health and awareness
I guess you could say my MO is: There is heart attack and stroke among the common causes of death in my family - as is the case with many people's families. A dear friend of mine suffered the painful experience of watching his mother wither and die slowly after a serious stroke that was not immediately fatal. My dear Aunt M will be having bypass surgery sometime in the next few weeks and I hope this will help reduce her risk of heart attack and stroke - she's lucky enough to have discovered she needed this before such a health crisis and that is very rare.
This hits close to home for me. If it hits this way for me, I figure it is an important message to others as well. I don't spam my email, and I don't spam my journal, this is something I feel strongly about offering to those I know or am acquainted with - so I am making this entry. Please read the following information and watch out for our loved ones and ourselves as well.
Well being and health are greater riches than materialism can bring.
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How to tell if someone is having a stroke
During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and had 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. 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 BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
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 an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
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.
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. You could save someone's life.
This hits close to home for me. If it hits this way for me, I figure it is an important message to others as well. I don't spam my email, and I don't spam my journal, this is something I feel strongly about offering to those I know or am acquainted with - so I am making this entry. Please read the following information and watch out for our loved ones and ourselves as well.
Well being and health are greater riches than materialism can bring.
Quote:
How to tell if someone is having a stroke
During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and had 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. 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 BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
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 an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
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.
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. You could save someone's life.