Medical Monday: Stroke Awareness Month

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Strokes affect nearly 800,000 Americans each year.

It’s a medical emergency that can cause permanent brain damage.

Kristen Ankrom joins 41NBC to talk about what a stroke is and how it affects the body.

She’s the Stroke and Chest Pain Coordinator at Coliseum Health Systems in Macon.