Vox’s posts tagged stroke

Nooooooooo!

nobody@vox.com(bethie-noodle) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:24:21 +0000

Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke!! Oh my gods! I'm not certain what I'm going to do if I lose him. He's been my #2 Nutzo World Leader Crush for so long... hell, he was my number one until Hugo Chavez started calling Dub "the devil" and trying to be president of Venezuela FOREVER (gooo Venezuela for shootin' him down). But Chavez has been strangely normal (well, for him) lately, almost... *dare I say it*... boring. I lose Kim Jong Il, and my interest in foreign affairs is going to plummet by at least 62%.

Kim Jong Il is trying to die.

I can't believe it. I'm going to have to start scouring the news for more criz-azy dictators and stalinist regimes. I feel like it'll never be the same, but... I will love again.

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Point Up

nobody@vox.com(ddab) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:04:44 +0000

Point Up

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Team Concept

nobody@vox.com(ddab) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:56:23 +0000

Team Concept

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RECOGNIZING A STROKE

nobody@vox.com(Bloggin' Just) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:42:40 +0000

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 and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently) i.e. 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 your local emergency number immediately and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher.

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

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke 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.

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Vox Hunt: The Unexplainable

nobody@vox.com(Kadeeae) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:10:12 +0000

Show us something you can't explain.
I read about Jill Bolte Taylor a few weekends ago ago in the Guardian and was thoroughly enthralled by her story. While some seem to think that she really, honestly has experienced Nirvana, other tend to believe that she simply experienced her brain "not functioning correctly" to put it simply.
The jury is still definitely out for me, but have pre-ordered her book to read more of her fascinating story and may even do some searching around the net in the next few weeks because this has really piqued my interest, wondering what sorts of experiences other stroke sufferers have had.

Jill Bolte Taylor - My Stroke Of Insight - On TED

In either case, she makes quite the story teller on stage in this video and I was quite moved while watching it and found her to be most genuine.

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New Hair, Kinda new Lips

nobody@vox.com(Tricia Wang) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:11:05 +0000

I got my hair cut SUPER short!! and I love it! I won't be able to see Sal, my wonderful amazing hair-master until October. and I figured China's and India's weather may make me want to shave my head - so short hair is better than shaved hair.

This is what it looked like before it became SUPER short:

And before I forgot - I AM IN LOVE WITH SAL!!!!!!! he is the most amazing and patient hairmaster in the universe!!!! I wont' reveal why I tested his patience, but let's just say that he should be an uncelibate nun.

here's some photos of the perm process and our first date together - kinda love at first sight if you ask me!

On another notes, my friend Mia pointed out to me that lately, when I talk I move my left lower lip to the side in a weird way - as if it was detached from the rest of my lips - when she showed me what I looked like I was horrified because it looked like I was talking like I had a stroke!!! she said I only do it when I talk about academic stuff, like migration, citizenship, rights, border policy and etc. So now I thought i would try a test and take a picture of myself pursing my lips and I am HORRIFIED to see that left lower lip really does kinda sag on its own and doesn't purse with the rest of my lips - I look like I had a stroke? Academia is not only turning my teeth yellow, making my hair gray but now it also making me lose muscular control of my lips!!! Well you know that aphorism that it takes more muscles to frown than smile - well scientifically it's true - so maybe I have been frowning too much in grad school!!!! Do people with Phds frown more than non-Phd's - unequivocally YES and I can produce a study to prove it.

Leah says that I'm crazy and it's more a skeptical look, but I still think I look like a half-stroke/half-skeptical victim.

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Mass. Public Health Service Video on Stroke Prevention

nobody@vox.com(Buckeye) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:41:30 +0000

This is an easy to watch cartoon with catchy music that has an important message. I saw it on local TV. It's only 3 mins. long...check it out!

Stroke Heroes Act Fast

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What does it feel like to have a stroke

nobody@vox.com(Lilster) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:10:55 +0000

Jill Bolte Taylor talks about her massive stroke on you tube at www.yourmindbodyandsoul.com

She was a guess on Oprah's soul series.

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Thank you for your prayers

nobody@vox.com(Tamy Sabo) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:36:46 +0000

God is at work! My father is home and is doing remarkably well! We're not sure what is to come but time will tell! :) Thank you again for your prayers.

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