PEORIA, Ill. — No one would have expected Peoria Notre Dame Girls Basketball Coach Layne Langolf to have a stroke. But, a year ago, he did.
The physically fit 45-year-old suffered a stroke while driving alone.
“I knew something was wrong, but my first thought was I just need to get a ride home and lay down. So, I made two calls. But, neither of them were to 911,” Langolf said.
He told WMBD’s Greg and Dan that he threw up over and over. After a trip to the hospital, doctors still didn’t know he’d had a stroke. They said he had vertigo.
After a second trip to the E.R., x-rays showed half of Langolf’s cerebellum had died. Luckily, he’s had no long-lasting effects.
“They sent me back to work after 12 days,” Langolf said.
Kelly Schneider, with United Stroke Alliance, said the organization has teamed up with Peoria Notre Dame’s Lady Irish all this week to spread stroke awareness.
“Strokes can happen to anyone, anytime. Even infants in the womb can suffer strokes before birth,” Schneider said.
Schneider said although there are many factors that play into strokes, the number one risk is uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Spectators taking in the Lady Irish’s game Thursday with Pekin High School can learn the signs of a stroke and more.
“What to do if you think someone is having one, and what to do next,” Schneider said.
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