Steve, were you able to book this coming Wednesday for our weekly meeting?
cc On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ________________________________ > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW........................ > Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue > > > I will continue to forward this every time it comes around! > > STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.� > > My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. > I agree. > > If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. > Seriously.. > > Please read: > > STROKE IDENTIFICATION: > > 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. > > They got her cleaned u p 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 > > 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. > > It only takes a minute to read this... > > A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he > can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was > getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient > medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough. > > RECOGNIZING A STROKE > > Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn! > > 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. > > Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple > questions: > > S *Ask the individual to SMILE. > T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) > (i.e. It is sunny out today.) > R�*Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. > > If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency > number�immediately�and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. > > New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue > > NOTE: A nother '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,�that is also an indication of a stroke. > > 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.� > > I have done my part. Will you? > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ________________________________ > Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. Try it now. > > > -- Chris Chen <[email protected]> "The fact that yours is better than anyone else's is not a guarantee that it's any good." -- Seen on a wall --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
