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And they are our sponsor for Health Chatter. So many thanks to them. You can see more information about them at their website, humanpartnership.org, O-R-G. So thank you to everybody. Today, we have two guests with us, Dr. Haitham Hussain, who worked with us on the previous show on stroke. And he was the one who recommended that we also talk to a patient. So Haitham, thank you for coming.

helping us put this show together. And I'm gonna turn it over to you because I have a sense that you have a nice relationship with our other guests. So I'll let you introduce them.

helping us put this show together. And I'm gonna turn it over to you because I have a sense that you have a nice relationship with our other guests. So I'll let you introduce them.

It's great. It's great having you. And so let's start. I start at the beginning, you know, uh, started at, you know, I, I suppose when you started maybe feeling symptoms, that might be, that might be a starting point.

It's great. It's great having you. And so let's start. I start at the beginning, you know, uh, started at, you know, I, I suppose when you started maybe feeling symptoms, that might be, that might be a starting point.

So let me let me ask you something, Tony. Do you, at that point, do you think, or maybe I should say prior to you having that episode, were you aware of the signs and symptoms of a stroke? Were you knowledgeable about any of it or were you kind of forced into dealing with it because of what was happening to you?

So let me let me ask you something, Tony. Do you, at that point, do you think, or maybe I should say prior to you having that episode, were you aware of the signs and symptoms of a stroke? Were you knowledgeable about any of it or were you kind of forced into dealing with it because of what was happening to you?

So for our listening audience, I'm going to try to link a little bit. between what we're hearing now and what we talked about in our show with you previously, Haitham. Time is of the essence, okay? If you think you are having a stroke, you call 911. And there's some really good reasons for it because time is of the essence. And Haitham, you can talk about that a little bit more in detail.

So for our listening audience, I'm going to try to link a little bit. between what we're hearing now and what we talked about in our show with you previously, Haitham. Time is of the essence, okay? If you think you are having a stroke, you call 911. And there's some really good reasons for it because time is of the essence. And Haitham, you can talk about that a little bit more in detail.

But the truth of the matter is if you get into an ambulance and if they think you truly are having a stroke, they can warn the ER and they can get you in immediately without wasting any time whatsoever. For the listening audience, 911, emergency, don't wait. This is the opportunity to really hopefully save lives.

But the truth of the matter is if you get into an ambulance and if they think you truly are having a stroke, they can warn the ER and they can get you in immediately without wasting any time whatsoever. For the listening audience, 911, emergency, don't wait. This is the opportunity to really hopefully save lives.

Sure, we could do that, and then we'll circle back to Tony. Go ahead.

Sure, we could do that, and then we'll circle back to Tony. Go ahead.

Absolutely. Absolutely. All right. Let's pick it up, Tony. So now you're in the ambulance.

Absolutely. Absolutely. All right. Let's pick it up, Tony. So now you're in the ambulance.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So Hytham, let me ask you from what you just heard, um, Is that typical as far as initial emergency care for a potential stroke patient?