The Heart and Stroke Foundation had a fundraiser this past weekend and did quite well, at least partly because of the prizes they offered.
However, the thought occurred to me a donation to Heart and Stroke might actually be a good investment.
Why investment when you dont usually get any returns on donations, you ask?
Well, look at it this way. Heart and Stroke sponsors research and one thing they have come up with is a drug that is used world-wide and if given within three hours of a stroke, reverses the effects of the stroke.
In the past, the only treatment after a stroke was hours and hours of gruelling physiotherapy and exercise for months and months to get back a portion of the abilities lost.
Both of my fathers parents could have used advice from Heart and Stroke.
My grandfather had a few heart attacks In his sixties but still managed to live into his nineties.
My grandmother on the other hand, had a few strokes and died.
She managed to recover from the first two which were relatively mild, but the last one was fatal
The difference between my two grandparents was the doctor persuaded my grandfather to give up smoking and start paying attention to what he ate and get some exercise.
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Heart and stroke prevention an investment