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Holiday Health Hints and the Faces of Stroke Prevention

December 24th, 2012 - 12:01 am

As I get ready to celebrate the holidays with my family this year, I’m preparing to pay special attention to my father and grandmother. Both have had a stroke in the past. And while both are doing well, I learned … Continue reading →

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A midsummer morning’s luck

December 14th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Tom Halverstadt survived a devastating brainstem stroke because of several lucky factors, including bystanders who summoned emergency help and a treatment team that had the expertise he desperately needed. Continue reading →

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Clot-Busting Drug Study Aims to Help Stroke Patients With no Options

April 23rd, 2012 - 12:02 pm

Coughing. That is the sound that awoke Jennifer McDougal on the morning on Dec. 28, 2010. Her husband, Rodney, was in the bathroom preparing for work, and coughing. Suddenly, he collapsed. Rodney, then 42, had a history of hypertension, so … Continue reading →

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Mark McNeary: “A miracle of a different sort”

February 28th, 2012 - 4:54 pm

For Mark McNeary, a retired music industry executive, his miracle story began shortly after finishing Saturday morning chores at his ranch in Kingman, Ariz. Sudden, searing head pain and throat problems made it clear that he needed immediate medical attention. … Continue reading →

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Garrison Keillor’s "Brush with Mortality"

September 16th, 2009 - 9:51 am

Syndicated columnist and radio host Garrison Keillor shares his story of a recent stroke in his Chicago Tribune column, published today: The doctor who saw me in the ER wrote in her report: “nice 67 y.o. male, flat affect, awake, … Continue reading →

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