110 over 68, thanks.
In answer to the question about a stroke centre, there isn't one specifically, but the fine people at Caithness General managed to save my mum last year when she had one. Unfortunately she was well outside that 3 hour window by the time she was found on the floor of her wee hoose in Watten and rushed in there. But most importantly - there is no CAT scan or MRI in Caithness, the nearest being at Raigmore. After a stroke, the most important thing to determine is whether it's a blood clot blocking a blood vessel, or a hemorrhage. Treatments are diametrically opposite for those two eventualities, both called "strokes". Access to the right kind of diagnostic equipment can obviously improve a person's chances of getting the right treatment fast enough to make a difference. Fundraising campaign anyone?
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