USA Today May 27, 2026 • 13:06

They had major medical crises. Doctors called them panic attacks - USA Today

By Alyssa Goldberg

They had major medical crises. Doctors called them panic attacks - USA Today

In the ER, Christy Kirk was told her symptoms were anxiety. They weren’t – she had a hole in her heart that had gone undetected, leading to a stroke.

Christy Kirk was in her senior year of dental school when an entire side of her body went numb.
She was home alone and experiencing classic symptoms of a stroke her eyes locked to one side, her spee… [+6241 chars]

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