When the 102-year-old Tarakat Ramaswamy was rushed to the Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in Whitefield little did he know that he will be treated for a condition which may have left him paralysed for life. Ramaswamy felt a sudden weakness in his left hand and leg when his daughter Janaki brought him to the hospital. A quick investigation led to the conclusion that his symptoms were that of the stroke. An administered thrombolysis after which he was saved from getting paralysed. Thrombolysis is a treatment that is used to dissolve clots in blood vessels to improve blood flow and prevent damage