Deans' stroke musings: A challenge from Howie Mandel on the NSA getting donations from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

A challenge from Howie Mandel on the NSA getting donations from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance

I doubt the extra $30,000 received will be put to good use. But it assuages some peoples guilt.
http://support.stroke.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=30310.0&dlv_id=44447

Dear Friend,

National Stroke Association is continuing our collaboration with the Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance as part of the Fibs or Facts educational campaign. Comedian, game show host, and Fibs or Facts spokesperson Howie Mandel—who lives with atrial fibrillation (AFib) not caused by a heart valve problem—is continuing to raise awareness of this condition by challenging people to take the Fibs or Facts quiz to learn about the connection between AFib, blood clots, and the associated increased risk of stroke.
Did you know that AFib not caused by heart valve problem is a type of irregular heartbeat that affected approximately 6.4 million Americans in 2014? AFib not caused by a heart valve problem puts people at a five times greater risk of stroke than people who do not have this condition. In fact, 15 percent of strokes are due to AFib.
Take this updated quiz and not only will you test your knowledge about AFib and related stroke risk, but you can help raise up to $30,000 for National Stroke Association! For each person that completes the quiz, the Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance will donate $1 to National Stroke Association, up to $30,000. Since the launch of this campaign in 2013, $35,000 has been raised for National Stroke Association.
Help us reach this year’s goal of $30,000 by simply taking the quiz. Don’t forget to share this email with your family and friends!
Take the Fibs or Facts quiz with Howie Mandel.
Sincerely,
signed by Matt Lopez, CEO