Comments on: National Stroke Awareness Month: Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms

By: Twenty years ago today … : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor

Twenty years ago today … : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:05:39 +0000

[...] For the rest of the story, read My Stroke: The Beginning. That post links to two others continuing the story of my stroke. Through the years I have written a number of posts on stroke, including risk factors and symptoms. [...]

By: Lillie

Lillie — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:30:35 +0000

Melinda,

I hope I can help raise awareness so others don’t go through what your grandparents did. No one likes to think something serious is happening, so it’s easy to ignore symptoms if you don’t know how serious they can be.

By: Melinda Helbock

Melinda Helbock — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:10:13 +0000

Thank you for this informative article, this is all information that everyone should be aware of. Strokes run in my family, and I have witnessed my Grandfather fall victim to multiple strokes over the past 5 years that completely changed him and his personality. It is a terrible thing, and being aware of these risk factors and symptoms is commonly overlooked but extremely important not only for your own health, but the health and well being of your family and loved ones. My Grandfather and Grandmother both ignored the signs of stroke in my Grandfather until it was too late, and that not only drastically effected his life, but everyone else’s life in our family as well. The scary thing about strokes are they can happen without anyone knowing they happened, so the importance of knowing the signs of stroke cannot be stressed enough. Thank you for this very insightful post.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:35:16 +0000

Neil,

Your comment that he was still your granddad is so important. When I was in the emergency room right after the stroke and couldn’t communicate, I got so upset (though I had no way of showing it) because the staff was treating me as “the stroke” instead of as Lillie, the patient.

By: Neil martin

Neil martin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:05:15 +0000

I remember my experience with strokes. It was my grandfather back in 1981. He was a heavy drinker and smoker, but he was such a lively character. He was working on building a garage with my dad, and he told me to get him a beer, and that we wasnt feeling well. I was only six at the time, so getting my grandad a beer made me feel so proud. Later that day he went home and said he was feeling really bad, and his speech became slurred and then he was rushed into hospital, that is the last time my granddad was able to speak.

It was a big shock, and but over the years it was like he will still my grandad, but now he was in a wheelchair, and couldn’t move his left side, his personality was still there.

I think recognizing the signs is vital.