{"id":11665,"date":"2024-11-05T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=11665"},"modified":"2024-11-07T13:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:34:04","slug":"spot-a-stroke-and-act-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/11665","title":{"rendered":"Spot a stroke \u2013 and act fast\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11665\" class=\"elementor elementor-11665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4fd0d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4fd0d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41b5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b41b5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the week of 29 October we commemorated National Stroke Week as a reminder to be vigilant about the signs of a stroke and how to help someone who might be in trouble.  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6905208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6905208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients, and causing brain cells to start dying within minutes.<\/p><p>Strokes can be caused by a blocked artery or by a blood vessel leaking or bursting. 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