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and brain and the risk factors are complimentary for both both arenas. The thing is, is that as you age, and you mentioned this, there are certain things that are frankly inevitable, there are certain things that are going to catch up with you one way or, or the other in and in keeping having consistent trusted care is also a major component for prevention. And not to compromise on that.

You should have a yearly checkup as you get older. If you're on medications, you need to have medication management, um, and assessment. Um, yes, taking your, your blood pressure more often than you did perhaps when you were in your forties, um, et cetera. So here's one thing I want to really kind of focus on. Have things gotten better?

You should have a yearly checkup as you get older. If you're on medications, you need to have medication management, um, and assessment. Um, yes, taking your, your blood pressure more often than you did perhaps when you were in your forties, um, et cetera. So here's one thing I want to really kind of focus on. Have things gotten better?

So let me give you a, for instance, um, you know, when I was heading up the cardiovascular unit for years and years, um, what was known as the stroke belt of the United States, okay? And so for everybody, it's kind of a swath that runs from approximately Georgia, the state of Georgia, swinging down southeast and going west, almost as far as Texas.

So let me give you a, for instance, um, you know, when I was heading up the cardiovascular unit for years and years, um, what was known as the stroke belt of the United States, okay? And so for everybody, it's kind of a swath that runs from approximately Georgia, the state of Georgia, swinging down southeast and going west, almost as far as Texas.

First question out of the gate, Haitham, has the stroke belt changed? If so, has it gotten better? Do we still have a stroke belt where the incidence of stroke, well, those years I was involved, was much higher, et cetera. Talk to us a little bit about the stroke belt.

First question out of the gate, Haitham, has the stroke belt changed? If so, has it gotten better? Do we still have a stroke belt where the incidence of stroke, well, those years I was involved, was much higher, et cetera. Talk to us a little bit about the stroke belt.

So what's going on? What's going on in this stroke belt if nothing has really changed? What's going on down there?

So what's going on? What's going on in this stroke belt if nothing has really changed? What's going on down there?

And that hasn't changed significantly in the stroke belt.

And that hasn't changed significantly in the stroke belt.

Correct.

Correct.

I had no idea. When you were in your 30s.

I had no idea. When you were in your 30s.

um, Hytham Clarence and I did a, um, a health chatter show on trust. Uh-huh. You know, and, um, One of the major themes that came out of that is it's important to have a trusted provider of care that you connect with and have access to them in order for us to at least start addressing some of these things in as a team effort between you, the patient, and you, your physician.

um, Hytham Clarence and I did a, um, a health chatter show on trust. Uh-huh. You know, and, um, One of the major themes that came out of that is it's important to have a trusted provider of care that you connect with and have access to them in order for us to at least start addressing some of these things in as a team effort between you, the patient, and you, your physician.

And if you have trust, it really, really helps. Today's environment is a lot different. You know, it's like some, some people see a different doctor every time they go in for, for care. And so that, that level of trust is never really quite built up, which I think personally, I think is an important thing in a message that we all, we all can do.

And if you have trust, it really, really helps. Today's environment is a lot different. You know, it's like some, some people see a different doctor every time they go in for, for care. And so that, that level of trust is never really quite built up, which I think personally, I think is an important thing in a message that we all, we all can do.

So here's, here's the, the other aspect of trust or of, of, stroke that I want to address and that's rehabilitation. So, all right. So we talked about acute treatment. We talk about prevention. Now let's say somebody has had a stroke and they're fortunate enough to have lived through it, but they've been affected by it. Okay. One way or the other. Okay.