General Discussion

A co-worker called to collaborate with me often. This particular day, he called around around 8:30 am., when he started slurring.
He said he doesn't feel right.
I asked if either side of his body feels numb, and he said yes.
I told him he's having a stroke and to call 9-1-1.
He wanted to lay down and rest. I told him to CALL 9-1-1!!!
We hung up. I called my supervisor, who's wife is an RN.
He told me to immediately call 9-1-1, because if he's not diagnosed and treated within 45 minutes, he could have permanent brain damage. He also said if he lied down and fell asleep, he might not wake up again.

So my co-worker called me back and said he called his mom and that she would be right over.
I asked how long is she going to take to get to his house, and he said she had to jump in the shower.
At this point I'm yelling at him, CALL 9-1-1.
He finally called 9-1-1 and they arrived before his mom arrived.

I calculated that it probably took about 35 minutes after he began to slur until the EMT's showed up.
He has short term memory loss, but not too bad. If you talked to him, you probably wouldn't know that he's had stroke.
He's very functional and just retired about 1 month ago.

My supervisor told me that I probably saved his life. I'd like to think I did, but I don't know what to say or how to handle that.
I was just trying to get my friend to listen, because this was pretty serious.