INDIANAPOLIS -
For stroke patients, minutes matter and there are warning signs that may help you save someone you love.
A stroke happens when an area of the brain doesn't get enough oxygen. It can happen because of a clot or a rupture, but either way, brain cells start to die and it's key to respond quickly, to dramatically improve outcomes.
Right now, Judy McKamey's bicycle is collecting dust in the garage and triggering bad memories.
"I don't know why I'm not afraid of many things, but the memory is still there," McKamey said.
She was on a bike ride this spring when, at age 49, she had a stroke.
"I thought something is happening and I don't know what it is," she said.
Her neighbor, Nellie Beam, came to her aid.
"I couldn't speak," McKamey said.
"Just the side of her face was drooped down, just the one side," Beam said.
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