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Elizabeth Survived Two Strokes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Patient Stories

It was a reality check for Elizabeth Pokorny. She spent the better part of her life taking care of everyone else. Elizabeth is a mom first, and a nurse a close second. So when she suffered a mild stroke, she had to learn to rely on others. “I started to call it my stroke of luck”, Elizabeth said. Elizabeth was only in the hospital for a day or two. The stroke affected her vision but not for long – and then it happened again. “I started to have some problems … Continue reading →

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A near-fatal stroke

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Patient Stories

When a guy hits a certain point in his life, he starts dreaming about the car he always wanted. For Eric Knoth, it was a ’67 Camero – a real beauty with low miles. Eric came to Omaha from Clarinda, Iowa, a two-hour drive to meet with with an auto body shop guy about getting his car up to speed. Then something went wrong. “While I was talking to him, I could tell I was losing focus,” he said. Minutes later, they were calling 9-1-1. Eric had collapsed. “I remember … Continue reading →

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The scoop on salt (recipe included)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Toni Kuehneman

In less than a week February 2012 will be recorded in the history books.  For me, it is the end to a busy month.  Since I work for Alegent Health Heart and Vascular Institute, it is a month of many requests for presentations focused on nutrition and heart disease or nutrition and preventing heart disease.  This year sodium was the popular topic request. Early in February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new report on sodium consumption in the United States.  The report estimated the salt … Continue reading →

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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Alegent Creighton Health

Just days after suffering a stroke, 61 year old Fred Jalass was changing routes and coordinating the 2011 Bike Ride Across Nebraska (BRAN) from his hospital bed at Immanuel Rehabilitation Center. As co-chairman of the annual bike ride, Jalass (Easy Rider) could not let a stroke stop the work that must be done to accommodate the hundreds of riders planning their trek across the great plains of Nebraska.  It was this determination and optimism that carried him through this trying time in his life. Needing to relearn simple things such … Continue reading →

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History of Stroke

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Eric Van De Graaff, M.D.

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, brought to you by the following sponsors: Richard Nixon, Ginger Rogers, Ted Williams, Robert Lewis Stevenson, Ray Bradbury, Joseph Cotton, Ava Gardner, Gerald Ford, Charles Dickens, Woodrow Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Dwight Eisenhower, Cary Grant, Warren G. Harding and Thomas Jefferson. These prominent people share one common characteristic:  they all suffered strokes.  The truly interesting thing about this short list is that is represents only a small fraction of the famous and noteworthy people who have suffered strokes at some time in their lives.  An … Continue reading →

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