So You're Having a Stroke: The frist few seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks

“It’s not painful and even if my hand feels weak and clumsy, I can still walk and drive, but……is it a stroke? Will it get worse?” Would you know what to do if it was?
The first few days are usually a blur for patients and family affected by stroke, which can hit like a thunderbolt out of the blue, one that threatens to change a life forever and that happens every 40 seconds in the US. It is the prepared patient/ family that best survives, or in many cases, overcomes stroke symptoms. Written ...