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INTERxVENT
NEWSLETTERS
Spring
2000
INTERXVENTUSA
Congratulates
Charles
Hamilton
Charles says, “ I could have had another stroke or a heart
attack, or maybe even be
dead by now, if it was not for INTERXVENT.”
Charles
Hamilton and Wallette Widener Working
on the INTERxVENT program
Imagine
your family and friends saying that
“something is just not right” or
that you are “acting differently.”
You become concerned when
day-to-day job responsibilities become
increasingly difficult, whereas
before, the daily challenges were
tackled promptly and with confidence. You continue to be unaware of the subtle warning signs that
say “something is just not right.”
When
Charles Hamilton’s family noticed
that he was slurring his speech, they
insisted that he seek medical
attention.
Charles, age 52, said that he
was really unaware of the significance
of the symptoms he was experiencing.
When family and friends shared
their concerns, he attributed his
symptoms to being “overheated.”
The hot summers in Savannah
predispose many to heat exhaustion.
Seeking medical attention, he
was shocked to hear, “Mr. Hamilton,
you have had a stroke!”
News
like this is devastating to a father
of two children. Charles wanted to know what he could do to prevent another
stroke in the future.
His neurologist, Dr. Richard
Bodziner, referred Charles to the
INTERXVENTUSA Stroke
Risk Reduction Program at the
Neurological Institute of Savannah.
Dr. Bodziner recognized that
Charles had numerous risk factors for
another stroke.
He has already had a stroke, is
an African American male with
diabetes, and has high blood pressure
and high cholesterol.
Wallette
Widener, MSN, RN, program MENTOR,
remembers the phone call she received
from Dr. Bodziner regarding Charles.
“He was very concerned about
Mr. Hamilton.
He convinced him to take
measures to lower his risk for stroke
through lifestyle modification and
encouraged him to enroll in INTERXVENT.”
Charles
continues to participate in the
INTERVENTUSA Stroke Risk
Reduction Program and continues to
progress toward his long-term goals.
When asked what he was going to
do to reward himself for such great
progress, Charles responded, “I
truly feel like I am already rewarding
myself everyday with a better and
longer life.”
After
three months of participation in the
INTERXVENTUSA
Stroke Risk Reduction Program, Charles
has lowered his LDL (bad) cholesterol
considerably and decreased his
triglycerides from 1201 mg/dl to154
mg/dl.
His blood pressure has
improved, as well as his blood
glucose.
After losing 33 pounds and four
and one half inches in his waist and
hip measurements, Charles finds that
he has far more energy.
Charles says, “I can do
things that I could not do for years
before I came to INTERXVENT.
I feel so much better now!”
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