HOME OWNERS CONTINUE TO BATTLE IT OUT TO SAVE THEIR PROPERTIES.
>> ’S SHE KNOWN AS NURSE
KNUCKLES AND SHE’S TEACHING THE
NEXT GENERATION OF NURSES.
AND SHE SUDDENLY FOUND HERSELF
AS THE PATIENT.
>> I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS
HAPPENING AND I FELT MY LIFE
JUST SLIPPING AWAY.
>> JASON: TODAY IS NATIONAL WEAR
RED DAY TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN’S
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. >> KAREN: KIMBERLY IS HERE WITH
NURSE KNUCKLES AND WHAT EVERYONE
CAN LEARN FROM HER.
>> KIMBERLY: IT’S AN INSPIRING
STORY, NURSE KNUCKLES, DANIA
KNUCKLES, SHE’S A REGISTERED
YEAR FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS, A
PH.D. STUDENT AND GRADUATE
TEACHING ASSISTANT AND ADVOCATE
FOR THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. IT’S A FULL, WONDERFUL LIFE THAT
SHE’S GRATEFUL TO STILL HAVE
EACH AND EVERY DAY.
>> AND CONTROL THE SPREAD OF
GERMS FROM HAND WASHING TO THE
USE OF PPE IS IMPORTANT.
>> KIMBERLY: AT THE WAYNE STATE
COLLEGE OF NURSES, SHE TEACHES
TOMORROW’S NURSES TO TREAT THE
PATIENT, MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT.
>> AN ALLERGIC REACTION--
>> SHE WANTS THEM TO CARE FOR
THEMSELVES, TOO.
THEMSELVES, TOO. >> IT’S BECOME MY PASSION AND MY
PURPOSE IN LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT I DO.
I LOVE IT.
>> KIMBERLY: IT’S A LIFE SHE
LOVES EVEN MORE AFTER NEARLY
LOSING IT.
LOSING IT. >> ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2014 I CAME
HOME FROM WORKING AS A NURSE AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. I WAS THERE WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO
WAS 11 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.
SUDDENLY MY VISION STARTED TO
CHANGE.
CHANGE. IT FELT AS IF MY EYES WERE
ROLLING UP INTO MY HEAD.
I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS
HAPPENING AND I FELT MY LIFE
JUST SLIPPING AWAY.
>> KIMBERLY: HER DAUGHTER CALLED
911 AND THEN HER MOTHER.
>> I TOLD HER, MOM, I DON’T KNOW
IF I’M GOING TO DIE.
IT WAS THAT SERIOUS.
SO, AFTER THAT WORD, I DON’T
REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE.
A PTLY I BLACKED OUT AND WHEN I
DID AWAKEN, I WAS IN THE
HOSPITAL AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD
A STROKE.
A STROKE. >> KIMBERLY: SHE WAS JUST 39
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. >> OUT OF THE BLUE.
NO SIGNS, NO SYMPTOMS, DIDN’T
HAVE ANY PRE-CURSERS FOR STROKE,
LIKE UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION
OR DIABETES.
OR DIABETES. >> KIMBERLY: TESTS REVEALED SHE
WAS BORN WITH A HOLE IN HER
HEART CALLED A PFO.
ABOUT 25% OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS
DEFECT.
DEFECT. IN MOST, IT CAUSES NO PROBLEMS,
BUT IT CAN RAISE THE RISK OF
SUFFERING A STROKE.
SHE HAD SURGERY TO CLOSE THE
HOLE IN HER HEART.
HER RECOVERY NOTHING SHORT OF
MIRACULOUS.
MIRACULOUS. >> THERE WAS A POINT WHERE I
COULD NOT WALK, I COULD NOT
TALK.
TALK. I WAS ACTUALLY BLIND AND MY FACE
DROOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
SO FOR ME TO COME BACK AND HAVE
NO REMNANTS AND IT BEING A PH.D.
PROGRAM, AS RIGOROUS AS WAYNE
STATE UNIVERSITY, I’M REALLY
GRATEFUL.
GRATEFUL. >> KIMBERLY: SHE URGES OTHERS TO
BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH
AND IF YOU GET ANY WARNING
SIGNS, DO NOT IGNORE THEM.
>> WE TEND TO IGNORE THINGS.
WE’LL SAY, OH, WE’LL DO IT LATER
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO
FOR SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, WE’RE
USUALLY LAST ON THE TOTEM POLE
IF WE EVEN MAKE IT.
SELF-CARE IS NOT SELFISH, IT’S
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. IT’S NECESSARY.
IT’S NECESSARY. WOMEN, WE CARE FOR OTHERS, BUT
WE NEED TO TAKE TIME TO CARE FOR
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. LOVE YOURSELF IS THAT MANTRA TO
REMIND WOMEN, MEN AND EVERYBODY,
LOVE YOURSELF.
LOVE YOURSELF. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE.
BECAUSE IF YOU LOVE YOURSELF,
YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> KIMBERLY: WHAT AN
INSPIRATION, RIGHT?
INSPIRATION, RIGHT? NURSE KNUCKLES HAS STARTED A
NONPROFIT CALLED LOVE YOURSELF
FOR LIFE TO HELP SPREAD THAT
MESSAGE AND THEY’RE ACTUALLY
HOLDING A EVENT TONIGHT AND SHE
OWNS KNUCKLES HEALTH SERVICES,
TEACHES CPR AND FIRST AID AND
SAFETY SKILLS INCLUDING THE
SKILLS THAT HER OWN DAUGHTER
USED TO SAVE HER LIFE.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT BOTH ON
THE HEALTH WEB PAGE AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. >> JASON: HOW CAN YOU FORGET HER
WARNINGS OR--
WARNINGS OR-- >> OR HER NAME.
>> JASON: BECAUSE OF HER NAME.
>> KAREN: THANKS, KIM.
SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN THOSE
SKILLS.
SKILLS. >> KIMBERLY: DEFINITELY.
>> KAREN: YOU CAN SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT BY ATTENDING THE DETROIT
WOMEN GO RED LUNCHEON.
GOVERNOR WHITMER WILL DELIVER
THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND KIMBERLY
GILL IS GOING TO BE YOUR EMCEE.