YouTube: Jennifer Drawdy's Stroke Testimonial

YouTube: Jennifer Drawdy's Stroke Testimonial

Did Jennifer notice that a stroke was about to happen to her?

No, it was early in the morning. She had been reading in bed and had made herself a cup of coffee. She had just got up to let her dogs go pottie and was  getting another cup of coffee and going back to her reading.

The lesson here is that Stroke CAN strike ANYWHERE and at ANY TIME.

How many stroke signs did you notice?

1. On the Left side of her body,
2. Paralysis to the point of collapse and unable to get up,
3. One side of her face drooping,
4. Passing out.

Did she know what was wrong?

       No, she didn't recognize the signs of stroke.

Did she call 911?

       No, she called friends and family.

Would you know what to do?

Would you call 911?

Learn the SIGNS OF STROKE and if you or someone near you is showing any of the signs,  CALL 911.  STROKE is a  MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Knowing this basic information could save the life of you or someone you love.

5 warning signs of stroke.  If you or someone near you experience:

• Trouble seeing in one or both eyes,
• Numbness, weakness of face or limbs,
• Bad Headaches,
• Difficulty walking, loss of balance,
• Difficulty speaking or understanding speech - Call 911!!!

Stroke is a medical emergency...

Author by Gary Gray of Prince Edward Island Stroke Recovery

Saturday Comics - January 21, 2012

For Better and For Worse  by Lynn Johnston /2006-09-28  

(This a serious topic of stroke but with a very nice cartoons. It is all about Grandpa Jim had a stroke and 88 further cartoon "strips" that happened to Grandpa Jim [3 of the series stroke of 88 -- every week])

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 "What happened exactly?"   

Dilbert               by Scott Adams / 2012-01-18

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"Is it my imagination or ..."

Garfield            by Jim Davis / 2012-01-17

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"I think I look good ..."

Pickles                 by Brian Crane / 2012-01-14

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"Where've you been, Opal?"

* I tried to get low or free price at the people http://www.UniversalUclick.com/ for the images for the cartoons.  It was too high for Stroke Survivors Tattler i.e. we are not a regular newspaper and our budget is very low.  Fortunately, you will have to do only 1-click more to see the cartoon image, it is legit and it is free using  GoComics.com and Dilbert.com.

The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada / 2011

by the Canadian Stroke Network

Stroke is a leading cause of death and adult disability. Of all chronic diseases in Canada, stroke is among the most impactful. Sixty per cent of people who have a stroke report that they need help afterwards and 80% have restrictions to their daily activities. In 2005, the Canadian Stroke Strategy set out to ensure every province in Canada was organized to deliver the best possible stroke care. Over six years, progress has been achieved nation-wide.

Despite the impact of stroke on Canadians and the progress to date, there has never been a comprehensive pan-Canadian report on the quality of stroke care. For this reason, the Canadian Stroke Network collected data representing 38,210 patients admitted with stroke from 295 hospitals across Canada over the period 2008-2009. This data, supplemented with data from national health databases, resulted in The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada. The purpose of this report is to describe the quality of stroke care being provided to Canadians and to make recommendations on how it may be improved. Key findings and recommendations from are described on the web: Quality of Stroke Care in Canada.

Isolation is Harmful to Your Health

Isolation and having very few friends are harmful to your health.   Lack of social relationships with other people may actually hasten death. Over two decades ago (1988), after reviewing five studies on social support and health,  sociologist James S. House concluded that “Social relationships, or the relative lack thereof, constitute a major risk factor for health—rivaling the effect of well established health risk factors such as cigarette smoking, blood pressure, blood lipids, obesity and physical activity” (House, Landis, and Umberson; Science). Recently, in Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam noted that the quantity social relationships in the United States have steadily declined since the  1960’s. Trends reveal more mobile, dual-career families with less time and fewer social ties to friends and communities.   In some studies, up to 20% of people are isolated and lonely.

A recent (2010) analysis of  142 studies on the effects of social relationships and death discovered a 50% increased likelihood of survival for participants with stronger social relationships. This finding remained consistent across age, sex, initial health status, cause of death, and follow-up period. The strongest association for survival was social integration.  The entire study is online if you would like to read it.

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