
Stroke Warning Signs
It happened so fast. Sharon Brooks, co-owner of the trendy but now-defunct Hamburger Mary’s restaurant in San Francisco, was ringing out the cash register and
It happened so fast. Sharon Brooks, co-owner of the trendy but now-defunct Hamburger Mary’s restaurant in San Francisco, was ringing out the cash register and
If you’ve been diagnosed with a major illness — like heart disease, diabetes, heart failure, cancer, or asthma — you’ve probably already done a lot
Stroke survivors often feel as though they’re lost in an alien landscape. Words can lose their meaning, familiar places and objects can become bewildering, and
Within minutes, a stroke can ravage your brain, potentially robbing you of a world of skills that, until now, you’ve taken entirely for granted. Among
For many people who have had a stroke, simply walking again can be extremely daunting. And if there are steps to climb or narrow doorways
Have you ever asked for a “thingamajig” when you really meant a screwdriver? Have you ever misread a word on a street sign as you
When someone has had a stroke, the damage to speech and movement is usually obvious. But for some stroke survivors, having trouble swallowing can be
What is a stroke? The gray matter in our brains may get all the credit for our intellectual powers and nerve coordination, but it’s blood
It was more than a decade ago when Shawna Lee stepped into the sun room of her parents’ house in Champaign, Illinois, and found her