Desric Seecheran felt strong. He exercised nearly every day after work, had a good job and generally took good care of himself.
One day, he was in his Douglasville home getting ready to go to the mall with a friend, but something didn’t feel right.
“I stood up, and then I fell,” he said. “And when I fell, I was like, oh my god, I guess my leg is asleep, so I asked her to pull me up, so she did, and I sat on the edge of the bed. And as soon as I sat down on the edge of the bed, the room started spinning. So all I told her was get my brother and tell him to call 911.”
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