[Cheryl Hutchinson]
Thanks to Telestroke, I got my husband back. I can say that with all honesty. When he came in after mowing he said "I just don't feel right.". His voice was slurry, in fact his speech was appalling. And as soon as he said it like that, I got up and stood in front of him and I said, "Smile for me," and his smile was lopsided. I then asked him to lift his arms and he lifted one right up and the other one only came part way. He couldn't move his legs so I just grabbed the phone and phoned 000.
[Colin Hutchinson]
My name's Colin Hutchinson. I live in a place called Sandy Creek. It's near a town called Murrurundi. They said to my wife it was a stroke. They took me straight up to the Telestroke hospital up at Tamworth. Being in the rural area, it's a lot harder to get closer to things than you are in the city. And so having this remote teleconferencing with other neurologists and other specialists, I think is very, very good. Because of the communications equipment and everything else they can draw on everything. And I think that makes it very, very good when you're not relying on a small area. You've got a much wider bank of knowledge, really, to be able to draw on for your immediate help. Doesn't really matter where you are because those neurologists could be in Newcastle or down in Sydney or anywhere. They're at the end of the phone call. And that's where the benefit is really.
