Editor's Note: This article was written and submitted by Edward Robinson.
A Merrick native who suffered a stroke before her 30th birthday shared her story with a national TV audience Tuesday to help others learn the warning signs before it's too late.
Shari Stack, appeared on the "Dr. Oz Show," seen locally on WNYW/Fox 5, Tuesday and recounted her experience.
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"I was 29 when I had my first stroke, I had my second stroke 14 months later," Stack said.
"I had just had my baby and I was happy and healthy. I never saw this coming."
Stack, a Massapequa resident who works as a librarian at Mepham High School in North Bellmore, and another survivor, joined with program host Dr. Mehmet Oz and his guest CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss the rise in strokes among young women.
Stack said her first stroke came along quickly.
"I was checking my email and all of a sudden I couldn't see out of my right eye," she said. "I went to close my laptop and didn't realize I closed it on my hand. I couldn't feel it."
The panel went over some signs of stroke that including high blood pressure, diabetes and family history.
But there are also some signs that seem to be unusual or tend to affect women.
Among them are migraines, which Stack said she's suffered from since she was 7-years-old. Birth control pills can also increase a woman's chance for stroke. Drinking soda and other sugary drinks affect some women and even how you move your neck can lead to stroke. Finally, there is evidence that childbirth can bring on a stroke.
"I had my son Liam six weeks before my first strike," Stack said.
Fortunately her husband is a firefighter and was able to recognize the signs and called 911, according to Stack.
The Dr. Oz show lists warning signs of stroke on their website.
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Shari Stack (third from left) and Dr. Mehmet Oz right) Credit Sony Pictures Televison
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Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:32 pm
As for the mandate, maybe YOU should run for the Board, we need a change and thats WHY I am…Read More running... Thanks for the info though!
Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:30 pm
FYI- Rosemary Corliss, mentioned it 2times as something are are planning to loo at....at Meet the…Read More Candidates Night......
Pat Boyle Egland May 20, 2013 at 04:06 pm
The NBUFSD BOE has not mentioned cutting bussing in over a year, it is not a part of the 2013-2014…Read More budget.
The pensions and benefits are not regulated by the BOE it is a state mandate.
Pat Boyle Egland May 22, 2013 at 02:48 pm
Eliminating the CHSD is a great idea but it needs to be voted on by the citizens of all 4 districts…Read More . In BM we have 5 set of administration - North Bellmore, Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick and CHSD . Pensions are a are a state and national battle NOT local
Greg Bashaw May 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).