Please have a look....This 5 min may save a life and lots of tears.....
You could save a life.
STROKE: Remember The st Three !etters... 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. STROKE "#E$T"%"&'T"O$: During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (hey offered to call ambulance! hey 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 #$%%pm , Ingrid passed away.! &he had suffered a stroke at the party . 'ad they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don(t die. They end u) in a hel)less* ho)eless condition instead. "t only takes a minute to read this... STROKE "#E$T"%"&'T"O$:
( neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within ) hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. 'e said the trick was getting a stroke recogni*ed, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within ) hours, which is tough. RE&O+$","$+ ' STROKE +emember the ")" steps, &+ . +ead and ,earn- Sometimes sym)toms of a stroke are difficult to identify. -nfortunately* the lack of a.areness s)ells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain dama/e .hen )eo)le nearby fail to reco/ni0e the sym)toms of a stroke. $o. doctors say a bystander can reco/ni0e a stroke by askin/ three sim)le 1uestions : S 2 'sk the individual to S3"!E .. T 2 4 T'!K. 'sk the )erson to SPE'K ' S"3P!E SE$TE$&E 5&oherently6 5e./. (It is sunny out today"6. R 2 'sk him or her to R'"SE 7OT8 'R3S . "f he or she has trouble .ith '$Y O$E of these tasks* call the ambulance and describe the sym)toms to the dis)atcher. ./0 $ (nother "sign" of a stroke is 1. (sk the person to "stick" out their tongue. 2. If the tongue is "crooked", if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. ' )rominent cardiolo/ist says if everyone .ho /ets this e9mail sends it to : )eo)le; you can bet that at least one life .ill be saved. and it could be your o.n..
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Regards From: DR. SYED HASAN MAHMOOD 137 Nickolas Cres. CAMBRD!E" ON CANADA N3C 3#7