Tickets are $20 each
Purchase your ticket(s) online or call the Foundation office at (716) 881-8260
Drawing to be held at the Seneca Niagara Casino Bike Show on Saturday, July 12, 2008. The winning ticket will be drawn and keys to the Brain Bike presented to the winner by Roger Bourget himself!
Bourget's Bike Works has earned an international reputation for building
high quality, performance oriented, uniquely styled motorcycles. Each
Bourget bike is built to customer specifications.
Learn more by visiting
their website at: www.bourgets.com
Winner need not be present to win. The winner is responsible for all taxes
applicable to the Brain Bike.
All proceeds to benefit the Stroke Care Center at
Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital.
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to learn more about bike-related news, events, and
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Emergency Stroke Care available 24 hours a day – 7 days a week
The Stroke Care Center Team at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital is ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take care of you:
| • Renowned Neurosurgeons and Neurologists |
| • State-of-the-art technology for diagnosis and treatment |
| • Multidisciplinary team trained in stroke care |
Warning Signs of Stroke
Call 911 and come to the Emergency Department at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital if you, or someone you’re with, have one or more of these warning signs:
| • Sudden numbness or weakness in face, arm or leg – especially on one side of the body |
| • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding |
| • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes |
| • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination |
| • Sudden severe headache with no known cause |
The Stroke Care Center at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ and achieved Disease-Specific Care Certification for Acute Stroke from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
| • Only hospital in Western New York to achieve this certification |
| • Less than 1% of the 5,700 hospitals in the United States have received this certification |
Information About Stroke
| • Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States |
| • There are 3 million stroke survivors |
| • It is the leading cause of adult disability |
| • Someone in America has a stroke every 45 seconds |
| • Someone in America dies of a stroke every 3 minutes |
| • It is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects arteries leading to and within the brain |
| • A stroke is a Cerebrovascular Accident or “Brain Attack” |
| • A stroke occurs when there is a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain. When this happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and the oxygen it needs and so it starts to die |
Prevention - Risk Factors That You CAN Control:
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Diabetes (high blood sugar)
Heart Disease
Atrial Fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)
High Cholesterol
Atherosclerosis (build-up of fatty deposits in arteries)
Smoking
Excessive use of alcohol
Physical inactivity
Obesity
Presented by Medtronic
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