By R.C.
monday, march 25, 2024 at 11:20:30 p.m. edt
"nypd cop, 31, is shot and killed by career criminal with 21 prior arrests during routine traffic stop"
"officer Jonathan Diller, 31, was just three years into the job when he was gunned down while asking a driver why he had parked at a bus stop."
https://nypost.com/2024/03/25/us-news/nypd-cop-shot-in-chest-in-queens-rushed-to-hospital-sources/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13238573/NYPD-Jonathan-Diller-cop-killed-arrests-New-York-Far-rockaway.html
I'll however,put forth the proposition,that in both stroke occurrences and traffic stops,some of them have worse after-effects than others.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin had a massive stroke 5 years ago,but recovered to a great extent--without much therapy.He's still improving,walks,talks decent(not perfect),enjoys movies,eating,conversing.
The chances of those things happening 5 years ago--after his initial trip to the hospital--were virtually nil.He was in fact,pronounced dead.
Everyone's different,but improvement(post-stroke) is not only possible,but probable.
--GRA
BROCCOLI MAY BE A KEY VEGGIE TO WARD OFF STROKES--AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH
ReplyDelete(ZH)Researchers from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) in Australia have found that a common vegetable eaten by millions every day may be able to prevent and treat a leading cause of death worldwide.
The study, published in the journal ACS Central Science, shows results from a three-year investigation into how a natural chemical found in broccoli can help dissolve blood clots and improve the action of a common clot-busting drug used to treat an acute ischemic stroke.
Current Stroke Treatment
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. In 2021, strokes accounted for one in every six deaths from cardiovascular disease.
There are two types of strokes: ischemic and hemorrhagic. An ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is obstructed by a clot, while a hemorrhagic stroke results when a weakened vessel in the brain ruptures and causes bleeding inside the brain. According to the American Heart Association, ischemic stroke accounts for 87 percent of all strokes.
The only drug currently available to treat an acute ischemic stroke is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a thrombolytic agent that breaks up blood clots and restores adequate blood flow to the brain. Unfortunately, tPA comes with severe limitations and potential dangers, including bleeding into the brain with up to a 45 percent fatality rate when this occurs.
Xuyu Liu, the study’s lead researcher, who holds a doctorate in chemical biology, stated on the HRI website in 2022: “Current treatments are a double-edged sword—by clearing blood clots, it also means a patient has an increased risk of bleeding in the brain should they need emergency surgery. We are looking for clues in nature to find this magic anti-clotting drug which can work where it’s needed but also still allow patients to have antithrombotic treatments.”
HRI researchers discovered that the natural chemical in broccoli, sulforaphane, may improve the performance of tPA and could lead to newer, safer, and more effective medications for acute stroke.
GRA:Sounds like a plan.Fifty pounds of it a day should do the trick,lol.I eat broccoli fairly regularly already.
--GRA
The tPA they're talking about is a "clotbuster".My mom went to the hospital two and half years ago with symptoms that doctors claimed were stroke-like.They wanted me to agree to give her a clotbuster,even though she had an aneurysm present,which might explode with the clotbuster.
ReplyDeleteI said,"NO,"knowing my mom had a great capacity to recover--and she did--fully,living two plus more worthwhile years.I don't believe--and the doctors actually told me after the fact,it probably WAS NOT a stroke,maybe a small seizure,but they had no idea.
And that's doctors for you--another crapshoot.
--GRA