Every year, about 795,000 people suffer a stroke. It’s an alarming trend that’s seeing 1 in every 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease attributed to a stroke. It’s the No. 5 cause of death for Americans.
It’s something 72-year-old Leonard (Len) Beck said he couldn’t believe happened to him. The life-long Northlander was going about his day when his stroke came out of nowhere. After working on his house on a hot October afternoon in 2019, Beck left his Esko home for a dentist appointment in Cloquet. Feeling lightheaded, Beck chalked it up to working in the sun all day. When he arrived at the dentist, that’s when it happened.
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