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This is too important to miss. Send it to all on your email list: STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...S.T.R.

A friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.. Please read: STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and that she 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 6:00 pm , 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. 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) (i.e. . . 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 911 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.

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Thank you for this very informative

information, I forwarded to everyone on my list. My husband just lost an Aunt

to a stroke and has an Uncle in ICU now from a stroke, it so important for us

to know these signs.

Thank you, and Happy New Year.

Marla

Bramer

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is too important to miss.

This is too important to

miss. Send it to all on your email list:

STROKE: Remember The 1st

Three Letters...S.T.R.

A

friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I

agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some

folks.

Seriously.. Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone

that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and that she 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 6:00 pm ,

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. 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) (i.e. . .

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 911 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.