ER is really scary tonight

[MB MinnieGirl]

ER gets me all emotional sometimes (espcially when it involves children), but tonight's episode is different...can you imagine being the stroke victim? What a living hell it would be to understand eveything going on around you and have no way to move or communicate. Very scary indeed.

 

[PrincessaC]

Is that the girl from Sex and the City?

 

[Serena]

To be so helpless.

 

[chadfromdallas]

ER gets me all emotional sometimes (espcially when it involves children), but tonight's episode is different...can you imagine being the stroke victim? What a living hell it would be to understand eveything going on around you and have no way to move or communicate. Very scary indeed.

I love this show...

Very scary, for sure.

 

[Trinity721]

I love this show too. Though I wish I saw more of Carter... and I don't like the social worker lady, his new love interest. Somebody just please make Carter happy!!!

Cynthia Nixon is the guest star today. I think moms will feel this one! it's pretty scary.

I hope I don't cry tonight. ER tends to tug at my tear ducts

 

[MB MinnieGirl]

Is that the girl from Sex and the City?

Yep - that's her. Quite a different role.

I don't think I would want to survive and live that way...I have chills thinking about it....

 

[Microcell]

35 that is three years away! Very scary.

 

[dopeys biggest fan]

Definitely makes you stop and think. Very scary!

 

[chadfromdallas]

Might as well make this statement....

A few things that increase your risk for a stroke:

* Tobacco use
* High cholesterol levels
* Inactive lifestyle
* High blood pressure
* Diabetes
* Heavy alcohol use
* Atrial fibrillation, which is an unsteady heart rhythm (say: ay-tree-all fib-rill-ay-shun)

A few things to do to help prevent a stroke:

* Get your blood pressure checked regularly and get treatment if it is high. High blood pressure is a "silent" illness with no warning signs.
* If you smoke--stop! Ask your family doctor for ways to help you quit.
* Eat low-fat foods, and have your cholesterol levels checked by your family doctor.
* Exercise regularly--for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week.
* Keep your weight under control. If you are overweight, lose weight.
* If you have diabetes, control your blood sugar levels. Controlling your diabetes will help your heart, kidneys, eyes, and brain.

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Watch yourselves folks...

 

[bengalbelle]

I'm glad I'm not the only one freaked out by it. My father had a massive stroke when he was 49, so this is always on my mind even though I'm young. I haven't watched ER in years and this is what's on...yikes!

 

[Lisa L from MI]

Kinda brought back memories for me (not to that extent though). I had an endoscopy done back in the late 80's and they "supposedly" sadated me with this valium solution etc....well I felt and remembered EVERYTHING!!!...With that big old "tube" going down my throat I couldn't say anything....I started to grab the Dr arm and then they stapped my arms down!!!!! It was awful!!!! When I was done the doctors and nurses were amazed when I told them everything that they did to me and their conversations....everyone else that had the procedure before me were out like a light in the little recovery room they had......I NEVER want to go through that again!!!! (my mom has to have one every year and says she never remembers a thing about it!!)

 

[SPAM]

im watching it and it is scary. i would NEVER want to be like that. to live the rest of my life mentally fine but physically paralyzed. i would go crazy not being able to communicate. i feel so bad for her.

 

[janette]

One of my sister's had a good friend that had a stroke pretty young. She was a neo-natel nurse before but never really recovered. Has severe Apraxia still, can't speak clearly and often has trouble thinking of words.

 

[ckmommy]

I've had to stop watching. It is way too depressing and scary. Thanks Chad for those warning signs, thankfully I am good on all of those things. Someone post later and tell me how the show ends tonight. I think I need to stick with light type shows for a while. Have a great night everyone!!!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Excellent show tonight.

 

[Microcell]

Good ending at least, but I doubt it would work out that well every time, gotta get the cholestrol meds!

 

[Aimeedyan]

Very good show - I can't imagine being stuck like that.

 

[dopeys biggest fan]

Oh wow that brought tears to my eyes. That was definitely a very moving episode.

 

[r3ngels]

I love ER, I can't miss an episode but today was scary... I keep thinking how getting your kids out the door to school is something every Mom takes for granted.

But on a funny note if I was going to have a stroke that would be the time... I have some slow girls in the morning.

 

[smilingmouse]

Can someone PM me a spoiler please? I missed the last 10 minutes....ARG.....

Thanks!