What the victim might feel:
"My left arm went tingly all of a sudden and that scared me. It quickly got worse and I felt I couldn’t lift it. Then when I stood, my leg couldn’t bear my weight like normal. I started to panic."
What the observer might see:
"She looked ashen and was having trouble standing. It seemed she was favouring one leg over the other. When she went to pick up the phone, she dropped the receiver. I called...
What the victim might feel:
“I was trying to tell my wife what has happening…I couldn’t form the words. It was like I’d forgotten how to speak. I knew what I wanted to say but I couldn’t. It was scary.”
What the observer might see:
“He kept looking at me in this helpless way and trying to talk. I got very frightened, told him to stay calm, and called 911.”
What the Healthcare Professional might say:...
What the victim might feel:
“One minute I was reading my book and the next I couldn’t make out a word. I knew this was serious, so I just stayed where I was and called my husband. Actually, I didn’t trust myself to get up.”
What the observer might see:
“She looked helpless. When I came to her, she was having trouble finding me visually. I asked her how many fingers I was holding up and she told she couldn’t see my hand. I...
What the victim might feel:
“My wife gets headaches but I don’t. This one felt like I had been struck by lightning. It was so strong it made me nauseated and lying down only made it worse.”
What the observer might see:
“He was holding his head and looked in agony. I tried to get him to lie down, thinking it was just something temporary, but he vomited almost right away. It was so scary, I’d never seen him like this!”...
What the victim might feel:
“I felt like someone had spun me around and told me to walk. I tried to hold on to the furniture but I fell and landed hard on my hip. I knew I had broken it right away, but my head kept spinning.”
What the observer might see:
“I was in my backyard when I heard her call out. I looked over into her patio and saw her lying on the ground moaning. She said her hip was broken but that there was...
