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Sucks. Last week my brother was having a stroke.

He was lucky he was discovered as normally his wife works on that night. He fell in the bathroom and starting banging on the wall. She came to the bathroom, and he couldn't talk. He had all of his faculties, except speech and the loss of power on his left side. He literally could think like normal but couldn't talk. They administered the miracle drug and he is okay.

(In response to this post by Hoodeac)

Posted: 02/27/2024 at 09:20AM

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Tough morning in the Hoodeac household -- Hoodeac 02/27/2024 06:51AM

That is horrible, sorry to hear that. Condolences to all. ** -- Cav113 02/27/2024 5:10PM

Wow. Sorry to hear that. What an awful thing for his family and his wife. ** -- TomGlansAski 02/27/2024 11:55AM

Much too young -- 757 02/27/2024 11:08AM

Sorry to hear that. That is brutal. ** -- Skeets 02/27/2024 11:02AM

Damn - some things just suck. So sorry for the family and friends. ** -- Old Dorms Rule! 02/27/2024 10:57AM

Sorry to hear Deac...so tragic to lose a young person ** -- Tuckahokie 02/27/2024 10:28AM

Sorry to hear. That’s terrible…. -- WahooRQ 02/27/2024 10:04AM

Just the virus. ** -- Hoodeac 02/27/2024 10:20AM

Hard to believe that these days anyone can still die with even less than -- Hoo TV 02/27/2024 09:23AM

Sucks. Last week my brother was having a stroke. -- Hokieesith 02/27/2024 09:20AM

Good to hear the miracle drug worked. Strokes are no joke ** -- HiwasseeHoo 02/27/2024 10:57AM

Glad he’s OK and I suspect he’s in for a lot of testing ** -- 111Balz 02/27/2024 10:53AM

They just did an MRI to make sure the clot was gone. -- Hokieesith 02/27/2024 12:26PM

Damn. That’s scary. Glad he’s okay. ** -- hooshouse 02/27/2024 10:48AM

Damn - not something we generally think of as deadly. Any pre-existing -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2024 08:19AM

Had it so bad one time it became clear to me how someone could die from it ** -- HokieDan95 02/27/2024 09:01AM

I’ve been more fortunate than that over the years. Never that bad. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2024 09:14AM

The flu kills something like 30K people per year in the US on average. -- BocaHoo91 02/27/2024 08:37AM

Yeah, but it’s incredibly rare in people that young. Can’t imagine the -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2024 08:59AM

Oh for sure. Just awful and I can’t even imagine -- BocaHoo91 02/27/2024 09:09AM

I believe that was a major theme of the Spanish flu 100 yrs ago. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2024 09:11AM

The major themes for the 1918 flu was a lack of doctors due to WWI..... -- SchmHoo 02/27/2024 10:51AM

What would a surplus of doctors have done? It's not like we had steroids -- BocaHoo91 02/27/2024 11:31AM

Aspirin (fever), epinephrin (pulmonary inflammation), and oxygen (hypoxia). -- SchmHoo 02/27/2024 1:37PM

My great grandmother died for it in her 20s ** -- hooshouse 02/27/2024 10:04AM

I'm thankful that Covid didn't act that way. ** -- JohnHoo2 02/27/2024 09:51AM

Interesting thing I read on this is the reason -- BocaHoo91 02/27/2024 10:57AM

Yes, a cytokine storm ** -- Hoodeac 02/27/2024 08:47AM

Especially at 25. Always sad, but at such a young age hits even harder. ** -- Hoodafan 02/27/2024 08:35AM

Not that I’m aware of ** -- Hoodeac 02/27/2024 08:30AM

Just has to be a brutal shock for you as friends, and his family. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2024 09:00AM

So sorry. Flu, not COVID? ** -- SixerHoo 02/27/2024 07:48AM

Both the flu and COVID went through my house this season -- WahooMatt05 02/27/2024 08:13AM

We all.got covid 3 weeks ago in our house -- HokieJamie 02/27/2024 09:46AM

Sorry you had to deal with that. ** -- SixerHoo 02/27/2024 08:56AM

Yup. The flu. ** -- Hoodeac 02/27/2024 08:12AM

This year’s flu is really nasty ** -- 111Balz 02/27/2024 08:21AM

Indeed, several coworkers have had it with one being hospitalized. ** -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/27/2024 08:33AM

Both my wife & oldest son got it a Xmas. Terrible. Sick and in bed for -- Lazarus 02/27/2024 08:27AM

That is horrible ** -- 111Balz 02/27/2024 07:46AM

25? Man sooo tragic and way too young. ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/27/2024 07:37AM

Damn, sorry to hear that ** -- WahooMatt05 02/27/2024 07:35AM

Too damn young. Sorry man. ** -- hooshouse 02/27/2024 07:35AM

Wow, sorry for your loss ** -- Lupos 02/27/2024 07:31AM

Sorry to hear Deac. Thoughts are with you and his family ** -- HiwasseeHoo 02/27/2024 07:18AM

That is terrible. Sorry for you and for his family & friends. Terrible to -- Lazarus 02/27/2024 07:09AM