National Stroke Awareness Month | wthr.com [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — May is National Stroke Awareness Month, but do you know the signs and symptoms you should be looking for? A simple acronym, BE FAST, could make all the difference.

Franciscan Health wants people to know B-balance E-eyes F-face drooping A-arm weakness S-speech T-time.

A stroke happens when a blood vessel to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. It can leave lasting and debilitating effects and even cause death. In fact, Stroke is the No. 5 leading cause of death. According to the American Stroke Association, someone from a stroke every 40 seconds and someone dies from a stroke every 3-4 minutes.

Black adults are 50% more likely to have a stroke compared to white adults, and Black women are two times more like to have a stroke …