About Strokes - Please Read

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"Each year an estimated 600,000 Americans experience strokes, which are interruptions of the blood supply to any part of the brain, resulting in damaged brain tissue. Of these victims, 160,000 die, making stroke the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Those persons this dread killer does not immediately send to the grave are often left with lifelong debilitating infirmities of speech, movement, and even thought." --from Snopes

STROKE IDENTIFICATION
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.

Thanks for the good 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 usually recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

• S = Ask the individual to SMILE.
  
  
• T = Ask the person to TALK & SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. Is it sunny out today ?)
  
  
• R = Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Now they say there is new sign of a stroke:

• 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.
  

More Info on Strokes:

• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke
• Center for Disease Control

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Quote of the Day

May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
~Irish Blessing

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Joke of the Day

A drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends very late one night.

He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet.

'What's with the big brass gong?' one of the friends asked.

'It's not a gong. It's a talking clock,' the drunk slurred in response.

'A talking clock? Seriously?' asked his astonished friend. 'How's it work?'

'Watch,' the drunk replied. He stumbled across the room, picked up the mallet, and gave the gong an ear-shattering pound.

The three stood in silence, looking at one another for a moment.

Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed, 'You idiot..it's three-fifteen in the morning!!'

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