A long-retired school teacher (name withheld for privacy concerns), now residing at Cristwood Park Independent Senior Living, Shoreline , was having a normal day.

Visited by two of her former co-teachers, she was showing off a beautiful quilt heralding the many primary students of long ago.

Suddenly, in mid-sentence, her voice stopped, and she was immobile. Her visiting teachers, well-trained in the King County system of first aid & CPR, asked if she could talk - - nothing. Could she smile - - it was somewhat distorted, could she raise her arms -- she couldn’t.

Within a minute, they had contacted 9-1-1 and given a crisp report of a likely stroke. Based on that call, a ‘Rapid-Transport’ alarm to Shoreline Fire brought aid unit A164 and engine E164 to the scene. Crista staff directed th

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