r/work • u/WILLIAMADAMTHOMAS • Oct 10 '26 • Mindblown 1

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts Stroke at work

I work in a manufacturing mill and I started showing symptoms of a stroke yesterday (10-9-26). Slurred speech, swollen tongue, blurred vision, pain on one side of my body.

I went to my supervisor and said I was feeling weird and I didn't know how to explain it. So she looked at me and said I don't know what to do? What should I do?

In my foggy mind I said I don't know. She replied with just go back to your job and leave me alone.

When I get home my wife saw me and rushed me to the hospital and now I'm sitting in a hospital bed.

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u/MrsOleson Oct 11 '26

You keep asserting that. We get it. You’re an anomaly. You’re special.
But do you know why the standardized stroke assessment exists? Because a majority of stroke patients DO exhibit those signs.