World Stroke Day 2018
We Partnered with World Organisation Community of Practice on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs
We Partnered with World Organisation Community of Practice on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs
Based on these, we again held a program which is also the World Stroke Day on the 29th October 2017 which is term:“WALK STROKE DAY”. Lots of people came out to support what we are doing and it was a Fitness Walk.
It was on the 29th of July 2017 at exactly 11.00am in the morning, we looked around to see the venue used for “What you don’t know about Stroke”, full of old men, women, and youths. Each full of smiles hope, and talking to one another completely obvious to the fact that they were disadvantaged, they did not see themselves that way at all.
In line with the World Stroke Organization designated programs to increase the awareness of possible complications of stroke and reduce the incidence of stroke in the world.
It is true from available information that Nigerians are either losing their lives or becoming demobilized as a result of the complications of Stroke. It is also a fact that the most affected are the productive youths of our dear country
Recent findings has also shown that stroke is a treatable disease though quite expensive and not readily affordable for poor people but the most beneficial is to avoid being stroked especially when one don’t have the financial strength to access good care facilities.
For us, the most important task at hand is to increase awareness on the causes of stroke, prevention and possible therapy if one unavoidably becomes stroked.
A stroke is a “brain attack”. It can happen to anyone at any time. It occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain such as memory and muscle control are lost.
How a person is affected by their stroke depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged. For example, someone who had a small stroke may only have minor problems such as a temporary weakness of an arm or leg. People who have larger strokes may be permanently paralyzed on one side of their body or lose their ability to speak. Some people recover completely from strokes, but more than 2/3 of survivors will have some type of disability
I was 33 years when I had my stroke in 2012. I used to drink a lot of alcohol and smoke cigarettes. I think I may have been hypertensive before the stroke occurred but I have no way of knowing since I had never checked my blood pressure before then. That is why it is very important to have yourself checked once in a while.
Important checks to prevent strokes include Blood pressure, Blood sugar, Cholesterol, and a good knowledge of your Family history.
Stroke is a serious deal! It is the second leading cause of death and disability in the world. Even after surviving a stroke, you’re not out of the woods, since having one makes it a lot more likely that you’ll have another.
In Nigeria, reports show that people of all ages can have a stroke. Children including the newborn are victims of stroke. This is contrary to the general belief that, it is a disease for the aging and old people.
Symptoms and Signs to look out for and which readily point to a stroke include the Four FAST Signs and Symptoms of a stroke which are:
Preventing Stroke by knowing your risk
Stroke is Preventable, 90% of strokes are linked to 10 key risk factors which can be prevented as follows:
Mr. Ola during his visit to Nigeria 2018. He is based in the USA and gave us a donation of 2 BP Monitor 2019.
Recent Comments