LINCOLN- Ann Tillery could see by her own image on the Zoom screen that something was wrong when the left side of her face began to droop. Her speech slurred and her left arm felt heavy. All of the signs of a stroke were there, and the technology of the video conferencing platform helped the Lincoln, Nebraska, woman realize it fast enough to get lifesaving help.

Problem was, no one else on the call realized what was happening. Tillery was alone in a conference room at the University of Nebraska Foundation. She grabbed her phone and tried to stand but fell to the floor. “I knew I had a very limited time to act if I was going to have the best chance of recovery,” Tillery said. “Luckily I did have my cellphone.”

After several days in intensive care, Tillery spent 11 days in inpatient care working with occupational, physical and speech therapists. Her rehabilitation continues. One of her initial recovery goals was to get better soon enough to attend the annual Cattlemen’s Ball in Columbus. Last weekend, she made it to the event.

“Let’s keep an eye out for one another,” she said.

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