Blood Clots/Stroke PREVENTION: a found poem

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 999/911

>>>> immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
>>>>
>>>> New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
>>>>
>>>> NOTE: Another '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.
>>>>
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