“We had done training for stroke victims, and so I knew what it was right away, and we called the ambulance,” she said. Because Armstrong got to the hospital within 45 minutes of the ...

DOCTOR DE HAAN SAYS AS MANY AS 90% OF STROKE VICTIMS WAIT TOO LONG AND DON’T CALL 911. MOST THINGS GO AWAY, SO LET’S JUST GIVE IT AN HOUR. LET’S GIVE IT TWO HOURS. THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME ...

Nancy Malhotra, a UVMMC nurse practitioner who helped kick-start the group, says there are lots of support services for stroke victims, but few for caregivers. That can mean they fall to the wayside.