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STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters… S.T..R …
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall – she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food – while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital – (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.

Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this…

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.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Remember the ‘3’ steps, STR . Read and Learn!
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 * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg ‘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 the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE : Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to ‘stick’ out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

And it could be your own.

First reblog post that actually saves a fucking life.

This is a life-saving post.

the more you know

yeah don’t think that this can’t happen to you or someone you know if they’re young. my cousin’s wife is 33 and she had a stroke last year

I’ve had a stroke. It happens to people, and the more you know about this kind of stuff, the better.Because it could be important to know.

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#I don’t like the phrasing #it’s awfully chain-letter-y #but the actual information seems legit

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doctorwho:

Seeing the TARDIS everywhere

The first symptom of Whovianus Obsessus. The disease has already claimed thousands.

raeda-in-fossam:

Someone posted this picture on Facebook 

And I thought “I DIDN’T KNOW HE LIKED DOCTOR WHO!!”

that’s a pack of gum.

I have a problem.

The resemblance is striking, though. Besides, what reason would someone have to post a picture of a three-quarter empty pack of gum and an orange?

(Possibly it made sense in context.)

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#Doctor Who

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wuxifrisbee-blog:

 

i-sauntered-vaguely-downwards:

queenofthesmileys:

thenewagecaveman:

jolt3:

I want a bucket full of ducklings ;3;

That would be a great complement, right?

“YOU, MADAME, ARE A BUCKET OF DUCKLINGS.”

except those are ducklings /and/ chicks

WHICH MAKES IT BETTER

A BUCKET OF FLUFFY CHICKS AND DUCKLINGS AHHHHHHH

I originally thought this was a casserole dish with some sort of food in it. Then I read the comments.

Oh my goodness!

– Milo

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#duck #adorable

ohmygod internet what

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anshinwrites:

inflateablefilth:

justaguywitharrows:

abcooper:

The alt text of this xkcd comic is:

wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at philosophy

Evan and I decided to test this.

Star Trek: 12 clicks

My Little Pony: 18 clicks

kettle: 15 clicks

Sapphire & Steel: 16 clicks

beer: 13 clicks

South Africa: 14 clicks

…. this would probably be less mindblowingly hilarious if it weren’t 4:30 in the morning, right?

YOU GUYS

No it is totally as mind-blowing as it sounds

which is to say VERY

This is my new version of the airport game. Best thing ever!

I actually managed to break this one time.  I ended up on an article (I wanna say it was the one on aqueducts, but I don’t recall precisely?) where the first link went to another page and the first link on that page took me back to the previous one.  So I basically ended up in a loop.

That wasn’t about philosophy.

But I haven’t found any other pages that this’ll happen on yet. 

If the link takes you partway down the page, is it the first link from there or the first link from the top of the page? Because if it’s from there, I found a three-part loop first try: Solids –> States of matter#The three classical states –> Bonding of solids –> Solids.

Otherwise it’s 14. (From Hurricane John (2006), the page of the day.)

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#Wikipedia #reply via reblog

new idea for pronouns

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wearemagneton:

skyndilega:

goodson:

replace actual words with guttural noises

ex: nobody can beat mrrgf at turmac roll, gggh is simply the best

can I be ‘sssss’

Dibs on the swedish-chef BORK.

NO WAIT PM can have the bork, I want a crunchy-pickle noise. C:

-Tabs

I want the Spongebob Slidewistle.
—Tom 

What does it say about me that my reaction to this was, not anything about pronouns or word usage, but rather “I wasn’t unbeatable at Turmac Roll, but I was pretty good. I haven’t played Turmac Roll in ages. I should go play some.”

*leaves to play Turmac Roll*

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#tangents #Turmac Roll