Latest news with #St.Patrick'sDays
Business Journals
01-05-2025
- Health
- Business Journals
St. Patrick's Day stroke survivor grateful to be alive
For the Transon family, St. Patrick's Day – and the parade through the streets of downtown Milwaukee – is an annual tradition. Bob Transon, 76 from Delafield, was on hand for the festivities on March 9, 2024. He had a special reason to be there. His daughter, Elyse, was marching in the parade, leading her very own Milwaukee Irish Dance Studio through a traditional St. Patrick's Day performance. After the parade, Bob and Elyse met up. As they finished their conversation, Elyse went on her way. Immediately after, Bob slumped over in his seat and was beginning to slur his speech. Elyse raced back to her dad, and he was unresponsive. 'I grabbed his hand and said, what's going on, it's me, dad, grab my hand. And…nothing,' said Elyse. They called 911 and an ambulance rushed Bob and Elyse to Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. There, Aurora St. Luke's 24/7 on-call stroke team did a scan that showed Transon had just suffered a stroke. A stroke occurs when there is sudden bleeding in the brain, known as a hemorrhagic stroke, or when blood flow to the brain is blocked. This is known as an ischemic stroke, and this is what struck Bob. Without a steady supply of blood, brain cells begin to die, potentially leading to permanent neurological damage. expand With Transon 's life in the balance, Aurora's stroke team acted quickly. After the initial scan and just 20 minutes after arrival, clot-busting meds were administered, and he was taken into surgery. Within 80 minutes, a thrombectomy was performed to reopen the blocked blood vessel in his brain and Transon's condition was stabilized. 'The whole reason that these procedures are successful is because of efficient communication from the second the patient arrives to the hospital, getting things ready and prepped. It's a strong team working together very efficiently,' said Dr. Amanda Willcox, neurologist at Aurora Health Care who performed Transon's thrombectomy. Thanks to response times faster than industry benchmarks, Transon went home two days later and made a full recovery. 'I can't praise the people that helped me out at Aurora St. Luke's enough. If it wasn't for their quickness, there would be more residual issues,' said Transon. 'The hospital staff was tremendous. They said to me 'you're like a walking miracle,' and I attribute that to the speed, the surgeon and the nurses that took care of me.' expand When it comes to stroke care, time is brain. Every second counts. During May and American Stroke Month, it's important to know and recognize the BEFAST warning signs: Thanks to knowing these warning signs and the quick response of the team at Aurora St. Luke's, Bob and Elyse are able to celebrate more special St. Patrick's Days in the future. 'It's humbling,' said Willcox. 'The whole reason we utilize these technologies is for outcomes like this.'
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Austin weather history: The hottest, coldest and wettest St. Patrick's Days
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the team. AUSTIN (KXAN) — What kind of weather does Austin typically see on St. Patrick's Day? A high of 74, a low of 52 and about 0.09″ of rain. But what about the extremes? The National Weather Service has weather data for Austin dating back to the 1890s. KXAN dug through the archives to find the hottest, coldest and wettest St. Patrick's Days in history. Austin has never hit 90° on March 17, but we've come close. Camp Mabry — Austin's official weather reporting site — got to 89° on St. Patrick's Day in 1972, making it the hottest in recorded history. Several other years have seen highs in the mid-80s, most recently in 2018. On the other end, eight St. Patrick's Days in Austin failed to reach 60°. The coolest March 17 in history was in 2000, with the high temperature only reaching 51° at Camp Mabry, well below the average of 74°. And what about low temperatures? Austin has dropped to freezing on St. Patrick's Day only once in recorded history. Camp Mabry bottomed out at 30° in 1913. The rest of the top 10 coldest St. Patrick's Days all saw temperatures at or below 38°, well below the average low of 52°. March is right in the middle of the pack when it comes to wettest vs. driest months, ranking as the sixth wettest month of the year. In a typical March, Austin gets about 2.88″ of rain, meaning each day, including St. Patrick's Day, sees about 0.09″. Several days have seen much more than that average. In both 1941 and 1988, almost 2″ of rain was recorded on St. Patrick's Day in Austin. Two other years, 1905 and 1992, saw more than an inch. More from our Austin Weather History series: Valentine's Day 4th of July Austin City Limits festival Halloween Christmas Eve and Christmas Day New Year's Eve and New Year's DayCopyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
