Stroke Survivor, 28, Shares Symptoms And Warning Signs

At 28 years old, Areti Boukas didn’t think she was at risk of a stroke. After a scary ordeal while teaching her class, the special education teacher wants to share the warning signs to people of all ages. Boukas and Dr. Shahram Majidi join the 3rd Hour of TODAY to spread awareness of the causes and risks of experiencing a stroke.

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[valerieminster]

I am so glad they were there to help her quickly. She looked so healthy in the photos you would expect such a thing to happen to a young person

[kathleenweinberg]

Sad that a young person going through health problems especially having strokes at a young age thank God for help

[xxOldSouL]

My mom had a stroke tonight. She argued with me about calling the ambulance and that lasted about 15 minutes before I decided to finally call. By the time she was in the hospital and given her dose altepase, it had been a couple hours.

Then she had a blood clot retrieval and the doctor said she has a good chance of having minimal permanent damage and timing was very important. I'm 33 and live at home with her and now I don't even feel guilty about it. I hope someone can get to information fast and does not hesitate.

I am looking forward to her recovering the next few days in the hospital and I can't stress enough how important the medical community is. Be sure to be honest with your doctors about how you feel and take your medications. We recently tried to drop Eliquis and I think it may have something to do with this clot

[brendastevens]

So happy she's doing well. I had a beneign brain tumor removed 8yrs ago. Have also experienced small mini strokes. It's very scary. Lots of Love to you.❤

[martinhanley]

Exercise ( walk), eat good food : (blueberries, Quinoa, no dairy, reduce sugar and salt ) and meditate (or prayer) : and keep off processed foods ! ❤

[kristykelly]

Glad you are recovering. My daughter had her first stroke at 15, they never could figure out why. Then on October 13th she just had another. She is now 24. But this time the doctors found that she had a hole in her heart, that is most likely the cause of the strokes. She too is recovering.
I do want to mention that there is an update to the signs of stroke instead of just FAST it’s now BEFAST. B = balance. E = eyesight changes. F = face drooping. A = arm weakness. S = speech difficulty. T = time to 911.
When my daughter had her first stroke, she had the really bad headache and numbness and weakness on her left side. But when she had her recent stroke at 24, she had dizziness, balance issues, speech issues and nausea and vomiting. After being admitted to the hospital this time, she had the headache and eye problems. She had the hole repaired and hopefully won’t have another stroke.

[mamamememoo]

Just lost my former teacher to a stroke. Pls pls pls have regular medical check ups and remember to spot the signs. My sister in law had a stroke last year and didn’t realise it was a stroke until I urged her to rush to the A&E right away. She had not thought to go to the doctor at all. We got a message from her for prayers coz she could not type, her arms were too weak and asked her daughter to type and she was slurring a bit. I told her go hospital now now now. Every minute counts. Sighs.

[judybritt]

My mom had a series of mini-strokes over several years.
I asked her what a stroke felt like and she said, "I didn't hurt. I felt funny, confused for awhile, then it just went away and I felt like myself again."
Thankfully, my dad realized something was wrong and got her to the dr. immediately when she had the first stroke (and the additional ones).
Her Dr. said that these 3 things will increase the chances of having a stroke:
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, and Diabetes.
My mom had all 3 of those conditions and was taking medications for them.

[kimberlymattfield]

I grant my own empathy to this mentally!

[pakjohn]

Just to add my experience - I suffered "ministrokes" over a period of a few days. I reported to a major hospital and I was diagnosed with vertigo - apparently mine was not a common sign under the F.A.S.T. acronym. I was sent to a private practise dealing with vertigo and 3 days later I suffered a major stroke leaving me with permanent brain damage in the short term memory region. Beware any symptoms especially if you are in old age - I was 71.

[daphnerodriguez]

THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜

[xxOldSouL]

Dont stop praying when you feel better

[thatlefty]

I had a little episode last night that I can’t explain. I have been sick all week and unable to eat. I’ve been drinking lots of water and nothing else. Last night I went to get in the shower and had to lay down because I felt off. All of a sudden my whole body went numb and my fingers were locked up and bright white. I was convulsing and from my jaw to my toes I was numb and shaking. My fiancé brought me an electrolyte beverage and a cup of bone broth and it all of a sudden went away. I have no idea what I experienced but I was sure I was about to die

[swgzdxv]

I will really pray for you. Thanks for your staff members who responded so quickly . I was 48 years old when something similar happened to me at school. We live in Kuilsriver in South Africa . I am forever grateful for that staff members who act so quick. I have no speech or face differences. Thks to everyone at that time. Doctors and my Creator .

[SaulTeeBalls]

Good bless her, and everyone who reads this. 🫶🏻💊

[jordanball]

My mum had a mild stroke due to stress, luckily enough her ex boyfriend spotted it instantly and got medical attention straight away, after she split with her ex and got with her new finace then she noticed all the symptoms again and only me and my mate was there but luckily that time it was a bad anxiety attack

[mailboxxy]

Im havin reoccurring strokes at 28 years old as well. Except its the right side of my vision, body buzzing, and my head hurt. I broke down into tears because i couldn't control my body.

[redsky]

What are the symptoms? Is it like tingling feeling and numb on the fingers and have a chest pain?

[mts]

She never even had a headache? How is that possible?

[stevedixon-rxto]

She was saved from the stroke, but now she’s bankrupt from the medical bills. Merica!