Stroke

Survivor Gloria Leventis Molina on behalf of the AHA and Kenneth Smith, OT, Mary Free Bed join in with the preview.

Stroke Awareness Month, a Celebration of Construction, Community Action Month, National Broadway Theatre, The Hartford Nationals, Michigan's response to shifting workforce trends.

GR Christian High's Eric Taylor talks about how FAST saved his life.

The CDC’s Dr. Janet Wright, Director of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention join the show.

Holland Hospital's Dr. Amanda Nies joins in.

Corewell Health’s Director of Neuroendovascular Surgery Dr. Justin Singer joins the show.

Scott Vander Werf shares a conversation with host of WGVU’s The Jazz Spotlight, Harvey McKnight, a local group is kicking off Cinco De Mayo, more on the proposed aquarium in Kent County, and more.

The Association offers three ways to beat a stroke, which include, learning how to spot a stroke, know your blood pressure numbers, keeping them in a healthy range and prevent another stroke by managing risk factors

We are joined by Dr. Mahesh Jayaraman with discussion.

Do you know the signs and symptoms of a stroke? The acronym “FAST” is commonly used but a group of brain surgeons wants to make it just a little be more specific by adding a couple of letters. Dr. Chet Zelasko talks about “BE FAST” on this edition of Straight Talk on Health