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A stroke forced Kim Zolciak-Biermann to withdraw from “Dancing with the Stars” in 2015.
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She admitted to People that she’s still recovering from that stroke, and she’s taken to Instagram to remind people about the common symptoms and tests to administer to a friend or loved one to determine if they’ve had a stroke.
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Identifying a stroke quickly can save valuable time; this image posted by Zolciak-Biermann claims a neurologist can “totally reverse” the effects of a stroke if they can attend to a victim within three hours.
That 2015 hospitalization for the stroke led to the discovery of a genetic condition that demanded heart surgery as well. That condition allowed the blood clot that caused her stroke to reach her brain in the first place.
Zolciak-Biermann calls her stroke a “blessing in disguise” for helping doctors find her heart condition.
“Now I can really fix it and move on instead of having a true stroke where I never recover, or my doctor said a massive heart attack,” she said, according to People. “Anything that has to do with your heart and brain is pretty scary, but I mean, heck, I’ve been through it, I’m okay.”
