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Merrimack resident survives stroke by remembering FAST test
MERRIMACK - At 64 years old, Merrimack resident David Johnson had a busy life between business trips, powerlifting at the gym as well as spending time with his children and grandchildren -- then, last year, a stroke brought everything to a screeching halt. According to the Stroke Awareness Foundation, a stroke happens when a “blood vessel becomes blocked and a portion of the brain becomes deprived of oxygen.” Once it begins, a stroke can kill up to 32,000 brain cells per second. In the U.S., a stroke happens every 40 seconds and every three minutes, one of those strokes proves to be fatal. Johnson had returned home from a sales trip in Las Vegas just in time for the weekend. “My kids and grandkids had come over for a cookout and I remember telling my daughter how tired I was,” he said. “I also was talking with my daughter and son and their spouses telling them that ...
