when I was 12 years old my grandmother Rose had a stroke because my mother
Rose had a stroke because my mother
Rose had a stroke because my mother didn’t recognize it she waited over 24
didn’t recognize it she waited over 24
didn’t recognize it she waited over 24 hours before calling for help
hours before calling for help
hours before calling for help Rose never spoke or moved again I stood
Rose never spoke or moved again I stood
Rose never spoke or moved again I stood there in the nursing home holding her
there in the nursing home holding her
there in the nursing home holding her hand looking in her eyes and I just
hand looking in her eyes and I just
hand looking in her eyes and I just didn’t understand it broke my heart Rose
didn’t understand it broke my heart Rose
didn’t understand it broke my heart Rose died alone locked in her body my mother
died alone locked in her body my mother
died alone locked in her body my mother became really depressed and eventually
became really depressed and eventually
became really depressed and eventually overdosed on sleeping pills I lost the
overdosed on sleeping pills I lost the
overdosed on sleeping pills I lost the only family I had because of a stroke
there is an 80% chance that you your
there is an 80% chance that you your spouse children parents or siblings will
spouse children parents or siblings will
spouse children parents or siblings will have a stroke in your lifetime 80
have a stroke in your lifetime 80
have a stroke in your lifetime 80 percent strokes kill six million people
percent strokes kill six million people
percent strokes kill six million people a year
a year
a year it’s the number-two leading cause of
it’s the number-two leading cause of
it’s the number-two leading cause of death in the world here’s the good news
death in the world here’s the good news
death in the world here’s the good news if you spot a stroke in time you can
if you spot a stroke in time you can
if you spot a stroke in time you can stop a stroke most strokes are caused by
stop a stroke most strokes are caused by
stop a stroke most strokes are caused by a blocked blood vessel to the brain
a blocked blood vessel to the brain
a blocked blood vessel to the brain however there are now treatments to
however there are now treatments to
however there are now treatments to remove the blockage and protect the
remove the blockage and protect the
remove the blockage and protect the brain if you can remove the blockage in
brain if you can remove the blockage in
brain if you can remove the blockage in time you can go home in full health
time you can go home in full health
time you can go home in full health stroke treatment is really
stroke treatment is really
stroke treatment is really time-sensitive here’s the bottom line
time-sensitive here’s the bottom line
time-sensitive here’s the bottom line don’t wait time is everything if you can
don’t wait time is everything if you can
don’t wait time is everything if you can spot a stroke in time you can stop a
spot a stroke in time you can stop a
spot a stroke in time you can stop a stroke
how do you spot a strong slurred speech
how do you spot a strong slurred speech weakness or numbness in one side of the
weakness or numbness in one side of the
weakness or numbness in one side of the body loss of balance loss of vision
body loss of balance loss of vision
body loss of balance loss of vision severe headache if you spot any of these
severe headache if you spot any of these
severe headache if you spot any of these things and yourself or others call 9-1-1
things and yourself or others call 9-1-1
things and yourself or others call 9-1-1 there’s also two really simple tests to
there’s also two really simple tests to
there’s also two really simple tests to spot a stroke first ask somebody to
spot a stroke first ask somebody to
spot a stroke first ask somebody to smile if the smile droops call 9-1-1
smile if the smile droops call 9-1-1
smile if the smile droops call 9-1-1 second ask somebody to raise their arms
second ask somebody to raise their arms
second ask somebody to raise their arms out if one of the arm drifts downward
call 9-1-1 as you can see it took less
call 9-1-1 as you can see it took less than two minutes to learn this
than two minutes to learn this
than two minutes to learn this life-saving information sadly most
life-saving information sadly most
life-saving information sadly most people don’t know how to spot a stroke
people don’t know how to spot a stroke
people don’t know how to spot a stroke this should be learned by everyone
this should be learned by everyone
this should be learned by everyone regardless of age even children even
regardless of age even children even
regardless of age even children even children can learn to spot if their
children can learn to spot if their
children can learn to spot if their parents or grandparents are having a
parents or grandparents are having a
parents or grandparents are having a stroke once you had a spot of stroke you
stroke once you had a spot of stroke you
stroke once you had a spot of stroke you can save a life maybe your own if
can save a life maybe your own if
can save a life maybe your own if somebody in this audience was to start
somebody in this audience was to start
somebody in this audience was to start choked most of you would know they need
choked most of you would know they need
choked most of you would know they need Heimlich maneuver my vision is that spot
Heimlich maneuver my vision is that spot
Heimlich maneuver my vision is that spot a stroke stop a stroke when it come is
a stroke stop a stroke when it come is
a stroke stop a stroke when it come is well-known to support this vision I’ve
well-known to support this vision I’ve
well-known to support this vision I’ve designed a poster and a wallet card that
designed a poster and a wallet card that
designed a poster and a wallet card that teaches this life-saving information I
need your help
need your help together we can get this message out and
together we can get this message out and
together we can get this message out and save countless lives contact me and I
save countless lives contact me and I
save countless lives contact me and I will send you this poster and wallet
will send you this poster and wallet
will send you this poster and wallet card someplace my grandmother is smiling
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