The "How To Recognize A Stroke: A New Indicator Arrives" Story

YOU CAN HELP SAVE A LIFE!  Memorize these letters: STRS

It was an ordinary day.  Reading my emails when I found one from the son of an old friend.  Opened it and began to read what might save my life or the life of a person I may be with at the time.  It talked about how to identify a stroke by using the letters S. T. R.  But, now there is one more letter that should be added to that trio which is one more letter "S".  The email began with a short story that started during a BBQ where a woman stumbled and took a little fall.  She assured everyone that she was fine even though they offered to call paramedics.  She said she had just tripped over a brick in the walk because of her new shoes.  They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food.  While she appeared a bit shaken, she went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.  Later that evening her husband called telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital after they returned home and died shortly after.  She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ.  Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps she would have survived.  All don't die after suffering a stroke, but of those that do survive, some are helpless and hopeless.  I read that if a doctor can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he or she can TOTALLY reverse the effects of the stroke.  The trick is to recognize the stroke, diagnose what to do and get the patient medically cared for within 3 hours; which is tough.  And, sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify, especially if you have no idea what to look for during an episode that may include a stroke.  Now, doctors say that 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. "Chicken Soup is better warm."

R - Ask the person to RAISE both arms.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 IMMEDIATELY!  

But, wait.  There is now one more letter to add to that equation.  Another letter "S" should be added which means to "STICK" out your tongue.  If the tongue is "crooked", if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.  A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this story would send it to 10 more people, you can bet that at least one or more lives can be saved.  Please remember the letters STRS and perhaps you may be the one to save the life of a person.  I have now done my part to forward the email, now it is up to you to do so also.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.