In September 2017 David Freed of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was out of town on business when he woke up in the middle of the night. He thought he might be having a stroke.
“I went to look in the mirror and I thought I might be having a stroke but I didn't have the typical signs."
Not convinced he was having a stroke - David talked to the hotel manager and explained his symptoms. He asked the manager to visit with him and to let him know if he noticed anything unusual about David’s speech of facial expressions. Nothing out of the ordinary was noticed so David went about the rest of his day.
He thought he had just slept crooked or funny and that was what was causing issues.
I could just justify it that I slept on my left side, which I didn't normally sleep on that side and I thought that maybe my leg had just fallen asleep or I had pinched a nerve or something because the stroke tell tail signs were not as obvious as I thought.
And then he got wise and called his wife.
David’s wife is a speech therapist. As David described his symptoms – she thought he might have had or was having a stroke. She told him to stay put and drove to get him. They went directly to the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital Emergency Room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
St. Luke's is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, the American Stroke Association and the American Heart Association, which means our team follows set protocols that will provide the best outcomes for patients.
We went ER they admitted him - saw the stroke considered it a mild stroke at that time. Thought he'd really dodged a bullet.
David was admitted to St. Luke’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to begin his recovery. It’s a regional Iowa leader in helping stroke patients recover.
We went about the process of learning to do things because my left side was impacted. We spent a lot of time working with rehab on walking - kind of reengaging my leg and my arm and I was progressing well and they were at the same time the speech therapist was checking me and I passed speech.
Really no one probably would know what had happened because he was recovering and doing well. And then he had a second event. It was a few days before we were to go home and we were on the rehab floor and he had what we now know is an evolving stroke. It's kind of a progression and very significant and it appeared a lot later than it typically would happen.
With that second evolving stroke my left arm was impacted a little greater that time.
After the second episode David and St. Luke’s rehab team went to work again - getting him moving and ultimately back to enjoying his new normal.
I just can't say enough about the quality of staff I was working with their positive attitude and their attitude towards me were very genuine and positive.
I think when you go from bed-ridden to mountain climber that's a huge shift and so there are lots of aspects to that transition that can be challenging, and I think if we hadn't had the care and support the nursing staff were amazing and very positive."
I had this thought when I was there the whole time that I was getting world class care the entire time I was there by all means I would recommend it and we have recommended it.
A stroke is a medical emergency. If you think you or a loved one is having a stroke – call 9-1-1. To learn more about stroke go to unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/stroke.
The number at UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids is (319) 369-7211.
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