Stroke survivor, Leslie Jordan, shares her story of survival and recovery
Stroke survivor, Leslie Jordan, shares her story of survival and recovery
Pregnant with her first child, Leslie Jordan was diagnosed with preeclampsia in her third trimester. Devastated but determined, Leslie managed her diagnosis and eventually gave birth to a baby boy. After delivering, Leslie started experiencing a terrible headache, and soon, her speech slurred and her body felt like it was on fire. Leslie suffered a stroke and woke up in the ICU paralyzed. Having to learn how to walk and talk again, Leslie’s perseverance was vital to her recovery. Today, she wants women to know the signs and symptoms of stroke so they can give themselves the best chance of survival. Leslie is a member of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women 2023 Real Women Class of Survivors.
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13.34 -> when I had my first major stroke I was
17.279 -> the age of 33 years old
23.88 -> in my third trimester I was diagnosed
26.1 -> with preeclampsia and I will admit when
29.279 -> that happened I was devastated
31.5 -> foreign
33.04 -> [Music]
34.98 -> it was about 48 hours after I just
37.8 -> delivered and I had this Thunderclap
41.1 -> headache and I felt like I could not
43.02 -> hold my head up the next thing I know
45.66 -> remember I was ran into the room my
48.059 -> speech was slurring and I felt this
50.64 -> sensation all over my body like my body
52.44 -> was on fire and at that moment I yelled
55.079 -> as loud as I could I am having a stroke
58.699 -> and I blacked out when I woke up several
62.52 -> weeks later I was in ICU I tried to get
67.08 -> out of the bed I was paralyzed
72.74 -> recovery is a journey I think if it
75.54 -> wasn't for my son sometimes I might have
77.46 -> given up representation matters I'm a
81 -> black woman in America we have such a
83.34 -> high proportion of us going through
85.5 -> shirts and cardiovascular disease I want
87.9 -> someone to look at me and say hey you
89.759 -> know what it's a possibility that I too
91.86 -> can have a stroke
95.64 -> so if you know what the signs and
97.5 -> symptoms are you can react and you can
99.659 -> take care of yourself and give yourself
100.74 -> the best chance of survival
103.259 -> life is again we're all not promised but
106.68 -> if you're still here it's a beautiful
108.54 -> thing and you're going to be okay
111.05 -> [Music]
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xWgpjRAzmI