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me the list of the whole literature. Well, there's nothing specific.

Q:

About second attacks and that sort of thing.

Lasker:

Yes. But, you know, they do have something now to prevent the second heart attack.

Q:

Vaguely I've read about this, yes.

Lasker:

Timerol. I don't know whether Timerol works in stroke or not -- I doubt it. But something should be devised, shall we say? I would like to get cerebral palsy, which is stroke in children, to take in adult strokes in their efforts. But the people who run it really are not sympathetic to the idea. Isn't that funny? Adult strokes are much more common than cerebral palsied children.

Q:

Well, I think your remarkable recovery is in part due to your remarkable will and your determination. That's a very big factor.

Lasker:

Yes, I think it is.

Q:

The doctors can do a lot perhaps, but...

Lasker:

Well, they actually gave me no new medication...nothing. I had a little bit of aspirin. That's it.





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