<div>I don't forward much, this is worth forwarding!</div> <div> </div> <div>-Larry<BR><BR><BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B></B></FONT> <TD width="59%"><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=5><B>B</B></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=5><B>lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue</B></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><IMG src="cid:3381109946000000@web30203.mail.mud.yahoo.com"><FONT face=Tahoma color=#0000a1 size=6><B><BR><BR>I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=6><B><BR><BR><BR>STROKE:</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#ff8100
size=5><B>Remember the 1st Three Letters....</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=6><B>S.T.R.</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=5><B><BR><BR><BR>My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.<BR>I agree.<BR><BR>If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.<BR>Seriously..<BR><BR>Please read:<BR><BR>STROKE IDENTIFICATION:<BR><BR>During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.<BR><BR>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<BR><BR>Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm 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.<BR><BR>It only takes a minute to read this...<BR><BR>A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...<U>totally</U>. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.<BR><BR>RECOGNIZING A STROKE<BR><BR>Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=6><B><BR><BR>S *</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana
color=#4f4f4f size=5><B>Ask the individual to SMILE.</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=6><B><BR>T *</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=5><B>Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)<BR>(i.e. It is sunny out today)</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=6><B><BR>R *</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#4f4f4f size=5><B>Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><B><BR><BR>If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number<U>immediately</U>and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.</B></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=#0000a1 size=6><B><BR><BR>New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><B><BR><BR>NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side
or the other</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=2><B>,</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><B>that is also an indication of a stroke.</B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><B><BR><BR>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. </B></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><B><BR>I have done my part. Have you?</B></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR></FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><BR></div><BR><p>