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Jan and Brian: Stroke Emergency

Posted on October 16th, 2010

I screamed, “Brian, you are having a stroke. I am going to call 911.” He argued with me and told me not to call: “Do not call 911!” he kept repeating over and over.

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Near Drowning and Stroke: Not Out of the Water Yet

Posted on August 7th, 2010

I thought someone had put a clipboard on my stomach, and I wondered why they’d do that. I lifted my head slightly and opened my eyes. What I saw terrorized me. It was my own curled left hand sitting on my waist.

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Hospice: One Death

Posted on April 7th, 2009

I think… we are not losing individuals; we are all moving towards one death.

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TIA: A Tale of Awakening and Affirmation

Posted on March 10th, 2009

It began with the headaches that initially felt like the flutter of butterfly wings on the left side of my temple, gradually escalating to what I suspect it must feel like to have that little penguin from the movie, Happy Feet tap dancing in my head.

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Stroke

Posted on June 23rd, 2008

Backstories- further information or musings on our article topics from the staff at You&Me-America's Medical Magazine. Statistics in Backstories are from US, UN and other government websites.

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A Stroke of Lightning

Posted on June 7th, 2008

...there comes a day in everyone's life; inevitable. A day that sits heavily on your chest, so heavily that you can barely breathe...the day the phone rings. The devil's day.

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