Strokes do not check IDs.
They do not care what age you are. Some people think only old people get strokes. When Christina Saldivar had one, she was 26 years old. Now Christina Hicks-Bailey and 32, she reflected on her ordeal to raise awareness for others, as May is American Stroke Month.
In February 2020, Hicks-Bailey was a music teacher at An Achievable Dream Academy in Newport News. After teaching two morning classes, “I just got a really bad headache,” she said. She went to the restroom between classes and called the student teacher to pick up her class. Then Hicks-Bailey passed out. A few minutes later, she came to and saw the nurse over her.
“My memory is a little blotchy after this,” Hicks-Bailey said. “I do remember waking up, and then the principal came in. I call it ‘The Worst Headache of My Life,’ but some people call it a ‘thunderclap headache.’” Hicks-Bailey lost consciousness again. “I didn’t feel really dizzy,” she said, “but I felt weak.”…