{"id":220837,"date":"2019-10-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220837\/you-need-to-act-fast-when-it-comes-to-a-stroke\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:09:51","slug":"you-need-to-act-fast-when-it-comes-to-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/22\/you-need-to-act-fast-when-it-comes-to-a-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: You need to act FAST when it comes to a stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time saved is brain function saved.<\/p>\n<p>This is the most important thing to remember when dealing with a stroke, according to Renathe van der Merwe from Angels Initiative who visited the GCN ahead of World Stroke Week (held annually between October 28 and November 3) and World Stroke Awareness Day (October 29).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A stroke is one of the most devastating medical emergencies that can happen to a person.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get your copy of this week\u2019s Germiston City News, out Wednesday (October 23).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MORE PRINT EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190510\/make-recycling-a-habit-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Make recycling a habit in your life<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/186883\/recovering-addicts-speak-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Recovering addicts speak out<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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