Certified nurses Mary Burke, Sirena Shepard and Joyce Fitzpatrick shared their expertise on strokes to a group of seniors at the Homewood library on Feb. 17.
Their presentation helped educate attendees on the signs and symptoms of strokes and how to prevent them.
Burke, Shepard and Fitzpatrick, who all work at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, started with teaching the acronym “BE FAST.” This stands for balance, eyes, face, arm, speech, and terrible headache. These are…
