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Kim Durose, Age 43

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It was a Sunday afternoon when mother of two, Kim Durose, 43, found that her arm had “stopped working”.  When she tried to tell her husband Matt, the words would not come out properly.

But Matt had heard the National Stroke Foundation’s FAST advertisement on the radio and remembered that two symptoms were arm weakness and speech difficulties – the A and S of FAST.

Matt knew what to do – he immediately dialled 000.  An ambulance took Kim to a near by hospital where she was treatment with a clot-busting drug tPA.

“I realise how lucky I was. The scans showed that I had a significant clot in my brain and I now know that there is only a three hour window to get the tPA treatment.”

In just 24 hours Kim’s symptoms cleared completely and she is now enjoying life as a busy mum.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 July 2009 )
 
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