RECOGNIZING A STROKE
(Sent to me by my attorney, Jay Leipham - Spokane WA.)
Susie is recouping at an incredible pace for someone with
a massive stroke all because Sherry saw Susie stumble - -that is the key
that isn't mentioned below - and then she asked Susie the 3 questions.
So simple - - Susie failed all three so 911 was called.
Even though she had normal blood pressure readings, she
did not appear to be having a stroke as she could converse to some extent
with the Paramedics. They took her to the hospital right away.
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:
Ask the individual to SMILE.
Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1immediately
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers
could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers
urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented
their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last
February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis
and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
In the beginning God
created the heavens and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and
void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And Satan said, "It doesn't
get any better than this."
And God said, "Let there be
light," and there was light. And God said," Let the earth bring forth
grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit,"
and God saw that it was good.
And Satan said, "There
goes the neighborhood."
And God said, "Let us make
Man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air and over the cattle, and
over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
Earth." And so God created Man in his own image; male and female
created he them. And God looked upon Man and Woman and saw that they
were lean and fit.
And God populated the earth
with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow vegetables
of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.
And Satan said, "I know how
I can get back in this game."
And Satan created the Greasy
Spoons. And the Greasy Spoons brought forth the 99-cent double cheeseburger.
And Satan said to Man, "You want fries with that?" And Man said,
"Give me the Supersize." And Man gained 5 pounds.
And God created healthful yogurt,
that woman might keep her figure that man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth chocolate.
And Woman gained 5 pounds.
And God said, "Try my crispy
fresh salad."
And Satan brought forth rich
delicious ice cream. And Woman gained 10 pounds.
And God said, "I have sent
thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil with which to cook them."
And Satan brought forth chicken-fried
steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained 10 pounds and his
bad cholesterol went through the roof.
And God brought forth running
shoes and Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.
And Satan brought forth cable
TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil to change channels
between ESPN and ESPN2. And Man gained another 20 pounds.
And God said, "You're running
up the score, Devil." And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable
naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.
And Satan peeled off the healthful
skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them.
And he created sour cream dip also. And Man clutched his remote control
and ate the potato chips swaddled in cholesterol. And Satan saw and said,
"It is good." And Man
went into cardiac arrest.
...And God sighed and created
quadruple bypass surgery.
