During a routine, yet delicate procedure, my body created a blood clot. An ischemic stroke imposed my cognitive abilities. Luckily, the nurses, doctors and rapid response team reacted quickly. Every day, I express my gratitude to God. A second chance at life is…. precious.
Graduating Ursuline Academy senior Christine Phan was just a sophomore when a knife-like pain sliced through her brain, nearly knocking her out.
It was Nov. 17, 2007, and Phan had just suffered a stroke.
Rushed to an area hospital, Phan remembers being hooked up to six beeping machines, surrounded by her parents and sister and thinking, “This is how I am going to die.”
She had less than a one-percent chance of survival.
At the age of only 33, I suffered two major strokes that should have killed me. Thank God a nurse… recognized the symptoms and called Dr. Nichols at University immediately.
Robert benefited from the team approach University Hospital uses to treat stroke. An angiogram indicated his carotid artery was closed off, and quick action by Dr. Mario Zuccarello and Dr. David White kept him alive.
UC Health News