‘This is my third birth’ HD Kumaraswamy after recovering from brain stroke

Janata Dal (U) leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy said that this was his third birth in his 64 years of life.

Bengaluru, Sept 4 (BPNS)

Janata Dal (U) leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy said that this was his third birth in his 64 years of life. The former Chief Minister who had a stroke in the early morning of August 30^th said that he thanked god and doctors for his recovery.

He urged the people not to take symptoms of diseases like stroke lightly and to immediately consult a doctor.

The former Chief Minister said, “ If I am talking to you now, then I must say that I got a rebirth and added that for the past five days his friends were in fear of his health condition.”

The JD(S) leader said that he woke up at 2 am on August 30^th and found that his health was not good and consulted family doctors who immediately advised him hospitalization.

The former Chief Minister was immediately rushed to the Appolo hospital in Jayanagar, Bengaluru where a team of doctors treated and cured.

Dr.P. Satishchandra, former Director of NIHMANS and eminent neurologist while speaking to media persons said, “ There are five symptoms of stroke, if there is less strength in arms, if one lisps or stammers, if there is difficulty in eyes, if there are changes in the face then one should immediately rush the patient to the hospital and that too to the right hospital which is stroke ready”.

He also said that the patient must be brought to the hospital within three hours of detecting the stroke which is called golden hour which is the most crucial hour or golden hour as the stroke patient has high chance of survival and prevention of long-term brain damage.