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BE FAST Stroke Signs And The Seconds That Matter with Karrima Owens

BE FAST Stroke Signs And The Seconds That Matter with Karrima Owens28. Aug.41 Min.

Send us Fan Mail A stroke doesn’t always arrive like a movie scene. Sometimes it shows up as a dragging leg, blurry vision, a face that won’t smile straight, or speech or language that suddenly changes. And the scariest part is that you may still feel “fine.” That’s why Angie sits down with Nurse Karrima Owens, clinical nurse specialist and stroke program coordinator at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, known around West Philly as the Stroke Lady. Her message is simple and urgent: you d...