STROKE IS THE FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND THE NUMBER ONE LEADING CAUSE OF LONG-TERM DISABLILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INCIDENT OF STROKE DOES INCREASE WITH AGE. HOWEVER, FACT IS, ANYONE OF ANY AGE COULD SUFFER A STROKE.
 
STROKE IS THE INTERRUPTION OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN.
STROKE WARNING SIGNS CAN BE LEARNED BY FAMILY MEMBERS. STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY… CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.
STROKE IS NOT PROLONGED LIKE MOST ILLNESSES AND DISEASES.
STROKE IS A SILENT KILLER OF WOMEN.
 
UNDERSTANDING THE SYMPTOMS OF STROKE IS FUNDAMENTAL IN PREVENTING THEM. THE WARNING SIGNS VARY DEPENDING ON EACH INDIVIDUAL. SYMPTOMS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR SUDDENLY.
 
HEART DISEASE AND BREAST CANCER HAS BEEN THE CONCERN OF WOMEN FOR DECADES. STROKES KILL TWICE AS MANY WOMEN THAN BREAST CANCER EACH YEAR…... FACT: 450,000 WOMEN WILL HAVE A STROKE THIS YEAR.
 
 
STROKE RISK FACTORS:

• AGE
• SMOKING
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• DIABETES
• FAMILY HISTORY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
• SEVERAL BIRTH CONTROL MEDICATIONS

 
 
5 WARNING SIGNS OF STROKE IN WOMEN:

• NUMBNESS OR WEAKNESS ON ONE SIDE OF BODY
• SUDDEN TROUBLE WALKING OR DIZZY SPELLS
• SLURRED SPEECH OR SUDDEN ONSET OF CONFUSION
• VISION PROBLEMS IN EITHER OR BOTH EYE(S)
• SEVERE HEADACHE

 
BE PROACTIVE:   THE LIFE YOU SAVE….MIGHT BE YOUR OWN…
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