After undergoing an ultrasound on his left leg at Baptist Medical Center South, John Verderane and his wife, Darlene, popped into the hospitals coffee shop to plan next steps.
The neurologist said John needed surgery right away and they were going to LifeFlight him to Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.
When Verderane was airlifted from Baptist South, his initial stroke score or level of impairment was extremely high.
He had just started chemotherapy treatments at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center when he suffered the DVT and stroke in mid-January.
For more information on the state-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, visit baptist.com/stroke.