Long Beach Memorial Changed My Life
Each year, more than 700,000 Americans suffer strokes, also known as brain attacks. Of this number, 200,000 will be recurrent strokes. One-quarter of those who have had a stroke die—and one-third of those who survive are permanently disabled. A stroke can injure the brain like a heart attack can injure the heart. It occurs when part of the brain doesn’t get the blood it needs.

As many patients have learned, however, prompt treatment in a state-of-the-art facility like the Memorial Stroke Center at Long Beach Memorial can make all the difference in the world.

At the time of Jim’s stroke, he smoked, weighed 320 pounds and suffered from high cholesterol and high blood pressure. After attending Long Beach Memorial’s Strides Against Stroke Seminar, Jim was referred to the certified program at the Memorial Stroke Center. Since arriving at the hospital, he’s quit smoking after 35 years, lost 120 pounds and lives a healthy life with no noticeable side effects from the stroke. Jim is just one of more than 4 million stroke survivors alive today.