Know the signs of stroke: difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance and coordination, difficulty speaking or understanding others who are speaking, numbness or paralysis in the face, leg, or arm, most likely on just one side of the body, blurred or darkened vision, a sudden headache, especially when accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or dizziness.
One year ago today
Tragedy was averted.
Who else but I
Would consider a stroke
To be a lucky thing?
But had the stroke not struck
The doctors would never
Have discovered
The ticking time bomb
Inside my head,
One, I was told,
Would have either
Left me paralyzed
Or killed me outright.
The stroke was a minor one,
As strokes go,
It's only damage
Was to my short term memory
And that is a price
I have willingly paid
To keep me safe
From something far worse.
Both the lead in the narrative poem not only express your experience, but may help others, like Jerry, realize, before it's too late, that they need to pay attention to the signs of a potential stroke.
I am at risk for stroke even though I'm quite healthy, physically. My risk comes from my spinal cord injury in the form of autonomic dysreflexia resulting in spikes of high blood pressure whenever there's some irritation in my lower body (most of which I can't feel) that causes my brain to flood my body with adrenaline. It's scary sometimes, but mostly just a nuisance. I like to think of it as cardiovascular exercise several times a day rather than a health threat.
Thank you for this poem. I have these symptoms . . . Difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance and coordination, difficulty speaking. I will speak to my doctor about it the next visit I have with him.
Re-Release! No longer back-listed. Return to the Olde Ways. The hustle and bustle of modern day life has brought many of us to a quick fix attitude.This book is for those of you who are fed up; have looked at your life and your loved ones and realize
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I am at risk for stroke even though I'm quite healthy, physically. My risk comes from my spinal cord injury in the form of autonomic dysreflexia resulting in spikes of high blood pressure whenever there's some irritation in my lower body (most of which I can't feel) that causes my brain to flood my body with adrenaline. It's scary sometimes, but mostly just a nuisance. I like to think of it as cardiovascular exercise several times a day rather than a health threat.
Ron