A transient ischemic attack — or TIA — is where blood flow to the brain is temporarily disrupted.
Author: Anne Marie Tiernon
Updated: 7:50 PM EST February 18, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — The trip to Turks and Caicos was planned as a treat to herself. It was supposed to be a quick getaway in early October of 2019. Instead, Sharvonne Williams collapsed the day before she was set to fly home, and she didn't return to Indianapolis until Halloween.
She said it came on suddenly, and her fall was so hard, she broke her ankle as she hit the floor. Williams said she couldn't move her left side or speak. At first, doctors thought she had a heart attack. But eventually, Williams was diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack, or TIA. It's where blood flow to the brain is temporarily disrupted. Fortunately, her "mini-stroke" symptoms disappeared, but Williams said it sounded the alarm that she needed to change.