There are some warning signs of a stroke that you should know about. I will try to cover at least the ones I experienced and hopefully more. I was very lucky and had minimal damage. You have to be careful and realize that you may not be completely safe from having a stroke and even though you are healthy, you might be at risk. You would not believe what the risk facotor are for a stroke and how easy it is for even healthy people to have one. You have to make sure that you are taking the right precautions so that you are not putting yourself at risk for having the devastation of a stroke happen to you.
There are warning signs of a stroke that you have to know about. If you think that you are having any of these symptoms, you need to seek medical attention at once. It is better to be safe than sorry later on down the road. Pay attention and make sure that you think hard about these signs so that you or anyone that you know can get the attention that they need fast. I want to stress that it is with fast intervention, that the seriousnous of a stroke can be minimized. I was lucky enough to have mine occur while I was at a hospital for an outpatiant visit with my cardiologist. I was put into a wheel chair and taken to emergency right away, which really helped minimize my after effects.
* Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body only.
* Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding when others talk around you.
* Trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
* Problems with walking or being dizzy or losing your balance or coordination.
* Sudden or severe headaches with no reason that you can think of.
You should call 911 immediately if you or someone that you know has these symptoms. You need to make sure that you are doing what you can so that you are able to keep yourself or your friends or family living as long as you can. A stroke is a very serious problem and anyone that thinks that they may have signs of having one need to pay attention and keep in mind that this is your life and body and you should not take it too lightly. My gosh man, YOUR LIFE!
When I had my stroke I was visiting with my cardiologist and my wife and the cardiologist both recognized my speach was really baddly slurred. Being diabetic, they thought maybe I had high blood sugar (which causes similar effects) and just needed to take a shot of insulin.
We left the cardiologist annd walked down the hall to the elevator. I walked a good 50 yards and then my legs, mostly the left, got really heavy and I could barely lift it. I knew something was wrong and called my wife's name. We were 10 feet away from the elevator. I do not remember taking that last 10 foot walk, but I did it and fell into my wife's arms. Good thing she was strong enough to catch me or I would've gone down. My wife "carried" me out of the elevator into a chir right beside the elevator. She ran to get my cardiologist and they tested my blood suger. It was high, but not enough to cause what was happening to me.
At this point, I passed out again and don't remember the trip to the emergency room, the time in the emergency room or travel to my bed there in the hospital. This memory will never come back and I feel a great void in my life becxause of just that. A stroke is so scary it is not unusual for a full grown man to cry, knowing he could have just lost his life or been seriously handicapped. I was very lucky. Minimal damage but a very very big warning sign.
There are many sources that you can find out more about a stroke. Learn about strokes BEFORE one occurs to you or a loved one. I can not emphasize how important it is to help the stroke victim recover. Talk to your doctor and find the facts out. You can also go online and find more about this terrible problem and what leads up to the disease. The more that you know means that you can protect yourself better and put your mind at rest about a stroke interrupting your life when you least expect. No time is right for a stroke but location can make a big difference. Treating stroke within 2 hours of it happening is crital to minimizing the damage a stroke can cause.
As a college student, you may find yourself becoming new to the whole credit card, financial world. After all, you're a college student and a young adult; everyone has to experience something new one in a lifetime. The troubling thing that most students can find themselves getting into is that they ruin their credit at a very young age. As it's such a shame, there are a few things you can do in order to repair your credit the right way. I'm going to show you the warning signs of scummy credit repair companies. These are the companies you'll want to avoid.
Companies that want your money ahead of time
When you're on the hunt to repair your credit, you'll often lead yourself down the road to finding a company that will help repair your credit. A true warning sign that the company is up too no good is a company that wants to have your money up front before they even start your services. Make sure that you're looking for a legit company; they will sit you down and talk over your expenses before you even flip a check their way.
Companies that dispute everything on your report
Let's face it, when you have bad credit, you're going to have lenders on your butt all the time. Some credit repair companies will want you to dispute everything on your report. If you find a company like this, make sure that you steer clear of something like. You should know what's right and wrong on your report. Every once in awhile you'll find something that isn't right, these are the only things you'll want to dispute. Other than that, if it's right, don't mess with it.
Companies that want to invent something new
In today's world, people want to get up and change everything completely. If you come across a company that promises to change your identity completely and start you all over, I would highly advise you stay away. If you find something like this and go through with it, not only will you get yourself into more legal troubles, you could be finding yourself facing a lot of jail time. This type of behavior isn't acceptable and companies like this should be reported to the authorities immediately.
Before you even start your credit repair search, you're going to want to a do a few things before doing so. The first thing you'll want to do is grab a hold of your credit report. You'll want to skim over all the information on the report and put a check next to something that doesn't look right. When you sit down with a company that wants to help repair, make sure you point out these things.
Remember, when you're on your hunt, make sure that you keep these warning signs in mind. There are a lot of people and places out there that want to take your money. Just because they look legit, doesn't mean they are.
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