When Richard Horton got out of bed one morning, he took a couple steps and stumbled into the wall. The 55-year-old told his wife he might be having a stroke. Later that day, a trip to the ER confirmed his suspicion. What he didn’t know is the uncontrolled high blood pressure he lived with for a decade was like a “ticking time bomb.” Today, he’s an awareness advocate.
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