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.