Neuroscience & Stroke Services at Skyline
Allye Zachary, Stroke Victim at Age 28, Thanks Students for Help
There wasn’t a dry eye in the classroom when Allye Zachary returned to her seventh grade classroom to say “thank you” to the students who took fast action when she had a stroke a week before Christmas. Allye was in the middle of teaching her math class on December 18 when her whole body, especially her head, suddenly felt very heavy. Then her speech began slurring and she felt dizzy. Her students knew something was wrong and went to get help. At age 28, Allye had experienced a major stroke which had completely paralyzed her left side.
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 Skyline Medical Center Featured on Cover of National Magazine
Skyline's neuroscience expertise has again secured national visibility for Nashville. Skyline was featured on the March 2006 cover of HealthLeaders magazine, which is distributed throughout the nation to healthcare CEOs and other leaders. Read More...
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My Friend, My Supporter, My Doctor
On August 25, 2002 Casey Hastings woke up at 21 years of age and could not feel her right leg. She was unable to walk or turn her foot. Her grandmother called the doctor and he told them to go to the emergency room immediately. The closest ER to Casey was Skyline Medical Center.
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The Heroes Among Us: Stroke Survivor Terry Edwards Is On His Way To Recovery
Terry Edwards couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the installation of a new radio in his restored classic car than to test out his speakers. Terry was listening to a CD in his red 1972 Chevrolet Nova Super Sport on the evening of April 17, admiring his work. Things were, however, far from harmonious. Terry was about to become one of 550,000 Americans who will suffer a stroke this year.
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Tammy Fears Makes Comeback From Two Brain Aneurysms
At age 39, Tammy Fears is slender, has never smoked, and leads an active life. She appears to be the epitome of health. Last December, when she began having headaches and pain on the left side of her head, she assumed it was allergies. But when she told her allergist about the numbness she’d just begun feeling in her face, he insisted she have further tests
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