first thing that is noticed if the patient is talking to someone in front of them the patient may become silent blank confused may keep repeating one word or the speech may become slurred or even irrelevantt this is not a sign the t has been placed to impress upon the learner the importance of time in the treatment of stroke thats why i would like to repeat the slogan that i love the most time is brainbrain stroke is a sudden life changing event in a persons life most people dont realise that it is not just the life of the patient that has changed but the life of the patients caretakers as well taking care of a patient with stroke at home is one of the biggest challenges that any family has to face after seeing hundreds of patients of stroke i have realised that the bread winner of a family is usually the most stressed member and therefore also the most common person to have a stroke destroying the family economicallybut brain stroke if detected and brought to a capable rapidly responding neuroscience facility is not just controllable but also curable in many cases thats why befast is an abbreviation that has come into the teaching of first aidstroke can happen to anyone anywhere and your knowledge of these signs can be the difference between life and death of the person in front of youmy wish for everyone on world stroke day is simple just befastthis article is authored by dr nishant shanker yagnick senior consultant neurosurgery columbia asia hospital palam vihar