{"id":7019,"date":"2020-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=7019"},"modified":"2023-01-23T23:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:49:50","slug":"stroke-patients-quick-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Holly Byrne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>June Tennyson was at her home on Day Island one evening in January when she noticed something strange.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was attempting to touch my face while looking into a mirror and saw that my right hand kept slipping past the area I was trying to touch,\u201d June recalls. \u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt took a few seconds for me to realize something wasn\u2019t normal.\u00a0 I got up and carefully walked into the kitchen, took out a piece of paper, and started to write my name.\u201d While her writing seemed normal, her speech was not.\u00a0 The 85-year-old called her neighbor, Donna, for help.\u00a0 \u201c\u2019Something\u2019s wrong,\u2019 I told her, \u2019but I don\u2019t know what it is.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Donna came over right away and they both noticed her speech was fine one minute, slurred and garbled the next. After consulting with Donna\u2019s husband, a retired ENT, they decided the best thing to do was go to the ER. Fast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Within 45 minutes of the first symptoms, June was at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital\u2019s emergency department, where she learned she had a stroke.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What is a stroke?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when a vessel in the brain is blocked by a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or ruptures (hemorrhagic stroke), preventing enough oxygen-rich blood from reaching part of the brain. June had suffered an ischemic stroke, which makes up about 85 percent of all strokes in the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The symptoms displayed by June were mostly visible in her speech and coordination, two common signs of stroke.\u00a0 \u201cWhen I was checking in at the emergency department I was able to say my first name and date of birth, but couldn\u2019t say my last name,\u201d June says.\u00a0 \u201cI could spell it but I couldn\u2019t say it.\u00a0 It was really weird.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>June was given Alteplase, a medication that dissolves the clot and improves blood flow when administered soon after a stroke occurs. It worked.\u00a0 She was later admitted to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, a state-designated Level One Stroke Center that provides the highest level of care for patients with stroke.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rehabilitation after stroke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After four days at Tacoma General June was transferred to MultiCare Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Center. During her six days in rehab she graduated quickly from wheelchair to walker.\u00a0 She received occupational, physical and speech therapy, all aimed to help her rehabilitate from the stroke and be able to manage at home on her own.\u00a0 \u201cThey kept me very busy with five therapy sessions a day.\u00a0 When I began physical therapy there were things I didn\u2019t feel I\u2019d be comfortable doing at home.\u00a0 I have had two hip replacements and I was nervous about falling. But by the last day I could do it all and felt much more stable and agile.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>June praises the care she received throughout, particularly at Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Center. \u201cThe nursing staff were simply amazing.\u00a0 They were persistently kind and truly care about the people who are there. They really go the extra mile!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Don\u2019t delay care<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The one thing June would do differently is call 911.\u00a0 \u201cCalling my neighbor seemed like the right thing to do in the moment.\u00a0 But if it happens again I would call 911.\u201d Calling 911 is important in cases of stroke, as treatment begins in the ambulance. People who delay seeking medical care for more than one hour after experiencing stroke symptoms have a much higher likelihood of permanent damage to brain tissue, disability and death.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you think you may be having a stroke or heart attack, it is imperative that you seek emergency care immediately,\u201d says Michelle Hunter-Behrend, MD, Medical Director at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital emergency department. \u00a0\u201cSymptoms such as weakness, numbness, difficulty speaking, chest pain, shortness of breath or confusion cannot be ignored, as there are time-sensitive interventions that can only be administered and effective if a patient presents promptly to the emergency department. \u00a0Even during these uncertain times, please do not delay care if you are having a true emergency.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now that June is home, she continues to do the exercises she learned in rehab and goes for regular walks around her neighborhood.\u00a0 She uses a walking stick when needed, and notices her balance and stability are better than they were before.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI can do everything I could do before the stroke, like gardening, housework, cooking, and playing bridge with my friends,\u201d June says. \u201cI actually feel better than I did before.\u00a0 I feel really blessed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stroke care at MultiCare<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about MultiCare\u2019s award-winning stroke centers\u00a0in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/neurosciences-stroke\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">South Sound<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/neuroscienceinstitute\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Inland Northwes<\/a>t regions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When June Tennyson had&nbsp; trouble speaking and using her right arm, she didn&#8217;t hesitate.&nbsp; Thanks to her immediate action and the care she received at MultiCare, June is back to doing the things she loves.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stroke-neuro"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When June Tennyson had&nbsp; trouble speaking and using her right arm, she didn&#039;t hesitate.&nbsp; Thanks to her immediate action and the care she received at MultiCare, June is back to doing the things she loves.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MultiCare Vitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/multicarehealthsystem\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/02\/placeholder-default.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"931\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MultiCare Health System\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"MultiCare Health System\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a785ffa7e02e06539698b678994ff983\"},\"headline\":\"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":774,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Stroke &amp; Neurosciences\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/stroke-patients-quick-response\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/\",\"name\":\"MultiCare Vitals\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MultiCare\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/15\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/MultiCare-Color.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/15\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/MultiCare-Color.png\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":409,\"caption\":\"MultiCare\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/multicarehealthsystem\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/multicarehealth\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/multicare-health-system\\\/mycompany\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/multicarehealth\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a785ffa7e02e06539698b678994ff983\",\"name\":\"MultiCare Health System\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/updates-www.mccdn.io\\\/vitals\\\/author\\\/multicarehealthsystem\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals","og_description":"When June Tennyson had&nbsp; trouble speaking and using her right arm, she didn't hesitate.&nbsp; Thanks to her immediate action and the care she received at MultiCare, June is back to doing the things she loves.","og_url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/","og_site_name":"MultiCare Vitals","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/multicarehealthsystem","article_published_time":"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":931,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/02\/placeholder-default.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MultiCare Health System","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/"},"author":{"name":"MultiCare Health System","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#\/schema\/person\/a785ffa7e02e06539698b678994ff983"},"headline":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery","datePublished":"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/"},"wordCount":774,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Stroke &amp; Neurosciences"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/","url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/","name":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery - MultiCare Vitals","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-23T23:49:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/stroke-patients-quick-response\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stroke patient\u2019s quick response leads to successful recovery"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#website","url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/","name":"MultiCare Vitals","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#organization","name":"MultiCare","url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/MultiCare-Color.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/MultiCare-Color.png","width":1500,"height":409,"caption":"MultiCare"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/multicarehealthsystem","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/multicarehealth\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/multicare-health-system\/mycompany\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/multicarehealth"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/#\/schema\/person\/a785ffa7e02e06539698b678994ff983","name":"MultiCare Health System","url":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/author\/multicarehealthsystem\/"}]}},"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19011,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019\/revisions\/19011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}