Signs of a Stroke:
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
Sudden severe headache with no known cause.
If you or anyone you know, experiences any of these symptoms, call 911. I mean it !!
Heed the warnings....
Clark was watching TV one day, February 2003. He called to me that he couldn't see out of his left eye. I went to him and tried to figure out what to do and how serious it was. He previously had been having "migraines" with the aura of bright lights, but no headache. Or at least that is what one doctor diagnosed, who we no longer see.
Anyway, this is a little of the dialog we had:
Ann: Do you want to go to the emergency room?
Clark: I don't know
Ann: Is it going away? Are you in pain?
Clark: NO !
Ann: What do you want to do? Do you want to go to the emergency room?
Clark: I DON'T KNOW !
Ann: Oh forget it. You let me know if you need me. I will be in the bedroom.
Well,I got mad and figured it couldn't be all that serious and he was just over reacting. His vision returned after about an hour. We basically just forgot about it.
After that episode, his handwriting changed, it wasn't the nice handwriting he had before, it was shaky and almost unreadable at times. He talked of numbness in his right hand and right leg. He complained a lot that he couldn't focus on anything. HOW in denial could two people be. Denial how amazingly strong it is. Well, time passed on for about 4 months, with us in ignorant bliss...
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How intense. And how frightening that something that seemed temporary and insignificant at the time was the only clue as to the bigger things that were happening in Clark's body. Thank you for the warning / reminder to others not to take stroke symptoms lightly.
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