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Chuck Sigerson



'Critical stage' for Chuck Sigerson

Omaha City Councilman Chuck Sigerson remains hospitalized after suffering a stroke and heart attack over the weekend.

His friend, former City Councilman Jim Vokal, said Monday that Sigerson was at a “critical stage in his recovery.”

Sigerson, 64, a longtime council member, is at Lakeside Hospital, where a hospital spokeswoman was not releasing further information on his condition.

He was taken to the west Omaha hospital Saturday night in critical condition.

— Maggie O'Brien

Warning signs

Heart attack: Chest discomfort, particularly in the center of the chest, that lasts for more than a few minutes; pain or discomfort in arms, neck, jaw or stomach; shortness of breath, with or without chest discomfort; breaking out in a cold sweat; nausea; light-headedness

Stroke: Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble walking; sudden severe headache

Source: American Heart Association


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