Health

Warning! Your Life Is in Danger

I’m glad I knew the warning signs of a stroke.

Kathryn A. LeRoy
6 min readJul 15, 2020

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“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — John Rohn

You always think it can’t happen to you. Walking daily, practicing yoga, and eating plenty of fruits and fresh vegetables, you believe you’ve checked off all the boxes for good health.

Until one day, you experience unusual vertigo, and your blood pressure rises to a crisis level. Then, your right side begins to tingle and go numb.

Your body just sent warning signs that demand immediate attention, now. A stroke can happen at any age — to anyone. The silent killer, cardiovascular disease, can lurk in the background as we continue to eat fast food, smoke, or drink excessively. Or, in some cases, even when you think you’ve done everything right.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and disability in the United States. The good news — you can prevent a stroke, and you can survive a stroke. But you must act quickly at the first warning signs.

Stroke Survivors

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we fall.” —…

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Kathryn A. LeRoy

Creator of words and images. Seeker of excellence, kindness, and learning. Believer in the strength of the human spirit. Find me at: https://kathrynleroy.com