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Tedy Bruschi 'Doing Much Better' After Second Stroke
The former Patriot and three-time Super Bowl champion thanked fans for their thoughts and prayers.
Former New England Patriot Tedy Bruschi said he is "doing much better" in an Instagram post Monday morning, four days after he suffered his second stroke. Bruschi, 46, said that on the morning of the Fourth of July he lost use of his left arm and slurred his speech as his wife noticed the left side of his face drooping.
"We immediately knew what was happening," Bruschi said. "These are stoke warning signs."
A statement released by the Patriots Friday morning said Bruschi had a transient ischemic attack, which the American Stroke Association said can come before a major stroke.
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Bruschi said his family called 911 and an ambulance took him to the hospital.
The three-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl linebacker also thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
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Bruschi had his first stroke three days after the 2005 Super Bowl. After having surgery to repair a hole in his heart, Bruschi returned to the field and won the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year.
View this post on InstagramAround 10:30am on July 4th I lost use of my left arm. I then tried to speak and realized I was slurring my speech. As I turned to my wife she noticed the left side of my face was drooping. We immediately knew what was happening. These are stroke warning signs. We called 911 and an ambulance got me to the hospital. Thank you for all your kind thoughts and prayers. I’m doing much better.
A post shared by Tedy Bruschi (@tedybruschi) on Jul 8, 2019 at 3:36am PDT
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