It was 5:30 in the morning and Roy Daugherty was getting ready for the day. All of a sudden, he was knocked to the floor. Lying there helpless, he realized that he was paralyzed on one side of his body. Luckily, his wife and son were there to call for help.

When Roy got to Wilson N. Jones Medical Center, the stroke team was waiting for him. The physicians were able to administer the clot-busting drug TPA at 7:15 AM. Within minutes, Roy was back to normal. "They gave me that shot and I came out of it... just like that!"