It’s not like having a baby, joint replacement surgery, or chemo. You can’t plan for it. When a stroke strikes, your survival depends on others. Your ability to recover may rely on your health and other factors, only some of which you can control.
That’s why you should learn about stroke now. Think you’re too young to be at risk? Or maybe you believe you’re too healthy to worry?
It’s true that most strokes affect people with certain risk factors, including older age. But they also happen to:
A stroke itself may come and go quickly. But the impacts can be long-lasting. You may totally heal from a stroke. But death and disability can also happen.
You might know that some medical conditions can lead to stroke. But did you know that risk factors can include:
Even if you make healthy choices, the causes of stroke can stay hidden. So you’ll want to decide now where you want to go for care.
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Learn more about how to prevent stroke and what to do if it happens.
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