Winston-Salem judge talks about Men’s Health Month after his own health scare [Video]

ARE IN MEN’S HEALTH MONTH, AND THE GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE MEN TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH AND GET REGULAR CHECKUPS. STAR CONNOR JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING STAR, YOU SPOKE WITH A LOCAL MAN WHO IS SHARING HIS HEALTH JOURNEY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH, AS WELL. THAT’S RIGHT. WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH, MEN TYPICALLY DO NOT LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT. AND THAT’S ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR LOCAL JUDGE NAMED FRED ADAMS, WHO DIDN’T TAKE HIS HEALTH SERIOUSLY UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. LOOKING AT FRED ADAMS, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE KNOWN HE SUFFERED THREE STROKES WHEN HE WAS IN HIS 30S. I NEVER HAD ANY SLURRED SPEECH. I NEVER HAD ANY LOSS OF USE. BUT THE DISTRICT JUDGE RECALLS HAVING A BAD HEADACHE AND FEELING NAUSEATED, LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS CONCUSSION. BUT I WAS PUSHING THROUGH. I WAS GOING TO COURT. I …