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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would guess stroke or heart attack given his age and current waistline. [/quote]

My PSA: Of course, certain pre-existing conditions can make a person susceptible to stroke, like heart disease, high blood pressure, etc., but stroke can happen to anyone, any time. Relatively young and healthy people can have them due to unseen injuries, for instance, so everyone, please learn about FAST:

F = Face Drooping – Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven?
A = Arm Weakness – Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
S = Speech Difficulty – Is speech slurred?
T = Time to call 911

I'm adding all that because it's so easy to take for granted the symptoms that show with a stroke. I would add: An unusually severe headache should NOT be taken for granted as "just a headache."

We don't know for sure if Jamie Foxx had a stroke or not, but I wanted to mention FAST here, since stroke has come up.

Stroke is a subject I've learned a lot about. My spouse works for a brain health-related organization. But most of what I've learned has come from following actor Timothy Omundson (Psych; Supernatural; Galavant), who had a massive, nearly fatal stroke at age 47, when he was truly at peak health and ideal weight--but he had a "silent injury" to his carotid artery which threw out a blood clot that hit his brain. Omundson had an extreme headache the night before his stroke, and says that if any headache is sudden and intense, get to an ER. No one would have dreamed he'd have a stroke, but injuries, not just "waistlines," age, etc. can and do cause debilitating strokes. So it's good to know what to watch for, since it can be so difficult to know a stroke is starting.

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Thank you, PP! People need to know this stuff.[/quote]

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