This is important info to send out. You never know!

_STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...S...T...R.

My 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 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. 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 S . .T . . .R . 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.

Please pass this on.


Markie Moron Morgan at homo dot nut (Markie Moron Morgan) wrote in message
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