Did you know that May is National Stroke Awareness Month? On May 11, 1989, President George Bush signed Presidential Proclamation 5975 designating May as National Stroke Awareness Month to increase public awareness of stroke in an effort to conquer it. Here are some alarming facts about Stroke:
- Stroke kills twice as many women each year than breast cancer
- Strokes in children are increasing at an alarming rate – up 50% among young boys over 12 years
- The average stroke patient pays more than $140,000 in lifetime medical bills
- Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke – nearly 800,000 in 2012
You can learn more about Stroke and how to spread awareness on the National Stroke Association’s Stroke Awareness Resource Center.