Child Recovers form Stroke
Child Recovers form Stroke
A 6-year-old Florida girl is recovering from a stroke. Her mother wants everyone to know that strokes don't just target older people and there are certain symptoms to watch out for.
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" It. Yeah. And it's a big day for six year old Kendall -- said west Boca pediatric rehab. She's able to jump off this platform without help from her physical therapist. Kicker -- answer is able to -- by herself while tossing a ball to her mom. To date Kendall was on the treadmill. Three months ago she couldn't walk it up or talk it all started July ninth at the beach with her mom."
" She didn't get -- 8% my head -- and she was supporting the side of her head on just over her ear. And then she was drooling. So when I went to walker off the beach to take up to the shower. She couldn't walk her left leg was dragging."
" Candles parents rushed her to west Boca medical center. Doctors there quickly realized she had a stroke and they airlifted here here's -- Joseph DiMaggio Children's Hospital. This freighter. Called --"
" In the brain. When she first came and she was very minimally responsive. Not -- not following commands not able to move her left side."
" All Kendall had brain surgery to remove the cause a blood vessel now for nation and Vermont and I had. You know kind of pink."
" Never ever thought attack and a stroke about six for every 100000. And children and our population. Or about 181000. Children a year will have childhood strokes."
" While Kindle still has weakness on her left side she's recovered more quickly than her doctors expected. Her mother wants to make sure parents teachers and other caregivers are aware of the signs think of the word fast. First face as a child to smile does one side to group a four arms have the child raised both. Does one drift down as for speech ask the child to repeat a sentence are the words slurred. And -- for time called 91 line."
" Don't wait if you seen in this signs go get help Kennedy -- And be proactive because. Time is of the essence. A quick response is one of the reasons Kendall is doing this well Diana Gonzales NBC Boca Raton."
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