Stroke Recognition

As someone who has a close family history with high blood pressure and strokes (my father had a massive stroke when he was 41 and died of another one at 54)- I am constantly trying to educate others in an attempt to prevent the heartache that my family went through.

A friend forwarded me this email on stroke indicators, including the latest new indicator- sticking out your tongue!!! Please read and pass this along to everyone you know. It will save lives!!


Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S-T-R


STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:


S- Ask the individual to SMILE.

T- Ask the person to TALK -just a simple sentence like "It is sunny out today."

R- Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.


If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.


New Sign of a Stroke ---- Stick out Your Tongue


Another sign of a stroke or impairment by a blood clot is this: Ask the person to stick out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

Please, please, please, if you do NOTHING else today, tell your family about these 4 signs at dinner tonight!!! It could save YOUR life one day!

We're BACK

I guess I should have posted that the family was heading to Norway and Germany for the month of July....but I figured that since MOST of the people who read MaisonCouRouge would be with me..I forgot....

But we are now BACK.....and many photos of an AMAZING country to share!

What's Old is Still Relevant

I found this in a 20-year old file of cartoons I've had stashed away in a filing cabinet... I thought it was appropriate for the long flight on Wednesday....

Fireworks...

We in the South allow fireworks (small ones, not the ones you see at Disneyworld or used by professionals...) to be sold to the public. Last night at 11pm, as I was happily propped up in bed watching the "Twilight Zone" Marathon on the SciFi Channel (my personal little July 4 weekend tradition), Grumpy Guy came charging into the room , grabbed one of his pistols, having heard "gunfire" outside... ready to defend his home turf, if necessary....until I pointed out to him that it was July 3rd, and kids were probably shooting off firecrackers......he stopped in his tracks, having TOTALLY forgotten it was July.....put the Walther back, and retreated back to playing World of Warcraft with the kids........

Happy Independence Day, Everyone!!!

My Little Norway

In honor of our family trip to Norway in ten days, I am giving you a CHARMING blog..

My Little Norway



This photo from a recent post just tickled me no end...yes, it does say "COD"---

I found this site whilst looking for a recipe for REAL Norwegian waffles... (yes, I had been egged on by The Captain, who had threatened to call the Norwegian Waffle Police on me for not eating my Norwegian Waffles in proper Norwegian style...)

A charming couple, she Australian, he Norwegian, living in the northern city of Trømso, raising a family. Wonderful photography, charming stories, Norwegian lessons--just about everything one needs to get excited about the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Go check it out--even if you're not traveling to Norway anytime soon...and if you're stuck in this Gawd-Awful -Southern-Heat right now, they have LOTS of photos of snow.......



both photos from the website MY LITTLE NORWAY....go check them out HERE