Dr. Diana Fite

"I was driving when the right side of my body suddenly felt weak," said Dr. Fite of Houston, Texas. "I realized it was a stroke when the car started to swerve. Because I am an emergency physician, I knew to call 9-1-1 to get help immediately, which is why I made such a great recovery. But I know from my experience as a doctor that too many people ignore stroke symptoms or wait for them to go away, with tragic results. 'Give Me 5' is a great tool for people to identify a stroke quickly and get help fast."

Dr. Diana Fite, an emergency medicine physician in Houston and a mother of eight children suffered a stroke on the morning of June 7, 2006, and her story was detailed in a New York Times article in May 2007.

Dr. Fite also received the Council Meritorious Service Award during the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in October 2007.

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