Hello My name is Roslyn. Late August 2018, I was sitting on a old walker just outside my (apt) separate garage when I moved backward & hit a crack between garage floor and street. I had been resting sciatica nerve in my right hip. The walker collapsed resulting in my falling backwards hitting left side of my head on walker and making contact with cement near top of my head. I cracked my head resulting in blood on the brain & a small bubble under the skin. I was in process of moving out when this happened. Anyway, I kept up with moving to a new place. I put cold pack on head at night. Next day, I gave-in & went to North Memorial - Robbinsdale via ambulance. A nurse there thought my Medic-alert bracket was a regular piece of jewelry. EMT stopped her (No needles or PB in arm). Had lots of X-rays. 5 Drs. evaluated me. Was kept there 3 days, Stayed with a friend for 3 days instead of going to nursing home for 2 weeks. Had to go to HCMC for neurology evaluation for 3 months. North Memorial had wrong address on my referral to HCMC. Asked a friend to drive me to & from HCMC as traffic downtown is 'nightmare' to me. Have lots of ups and downs dealing with vertigo, strength, organizing my days. Attending a group called "Inspire" based at Methodist Hospital on weekly basis. Most of group has survived strokes. They are amazing & super positive!

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