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Last week on Healthier Together, we featured a local stroke survivor's journey from diagnosis to recovery. Now, we're learning how she became an ambassador for the "Go Red for Women" movement to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke, and inspire others to make healthy lifestyle changes.
It's important to know the warning signs of a stroke - and take action immediately if you suspect you are having one.
At 37 years old, Salvisa resident Jessica Moore is still taken aback as she reflects on what transpired last July. The active mother of three suffered a stroke after waking up that morning "feeling completely normal." Quick action by her husband allowed her to receive the needed care from UK neurologists less than an hour after her symptoms began.
A farmer, 49, was working in his fields when a honeybee stung him on hand and sent him into a stroke. Where he was bitten, on his right arm and left
Recently, a news anchor in Tulsa, Oklahoma experienced a medical emergency live on the air.The incident is prompting conversations across the country about how to recognize the signs of a stroke.Social media is buzzing about the scary moments leading up to that anchor's stroke,Dr. Emily Landrum from Family Medical Starkville shares how people can learn to spot stroke symptoms -FAST.