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East Dulwich Stroke Survivor Makes May Purple for Stroke
This weekend Charlotte Clowes, 50, from East Dulwich, helped to support the Stroke Association’s Action on Stroke Month by baking purple cakes at Dulwich Festival.
Mum of two, Charlotte, a textiles artist, had a stroke in 2009. Charlotte had collapsed at her home in East Dulwich after complaining of migraine for three days, and was taken to King's College hospital.
Charlotte had such a devastating stroke that doctors said she would almost certainly have died if they had not operated by using a new treatment of inserting a stent into one of her vessels.
Charlotte said, “The whole experience was terrifying, but without the doctors at Kings College Hospital the day of my stroke, I wouldn’t be here. I have since worked really hard on getting my speech and my mobility back to how it was before my stroke. Thankfully, I was blessed to have so many wonderful people help me on this journey.”
Charlotte baked purple cakes for the festival, and is looking forward to sell more on the 16th and 17th May.
Charlotte said, “The purple cake sale was such a triumph last weekend, that we hope next weekend will be just as successful! We hope that by spreading the word about stroke, more people will understand the condition and know how to spot the signs of stroke.”
Ruth Dunkin, fundraiser from the Stroke Association said, “We rely on people like Charlotte to help us change lives. The money raised will go to help prevent strokes and reduce their effect through campaigning, education and research, and also to help support the 13,500 people adjusting to a life after stroke in London.”
For more information about stroke please contact 0303 3033 100 or go to www.stroke.org.uk.
For more information about Charlotte’s work, please visit: www.charlotteclowes.co.uk/
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A stroke is a brain attack which happens when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, caused by a clot or bleeding in the brain. There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK every year and it is the leading cause of severe adult disability. There are over 1.2 million people in the UK living with the effects of stroke.
Stroke Association is a charity. We believe in life after stroke and together we can conquer stroke. We work directly with stroke survivors and their families and carers, with health and social care professionals and with scientists and researchers. We campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best recovery they can. We fund research to develop new treatments and ways of preventing stroke. The Stroke Helpline (0303 303 3100) provides information and support on stroke. More information can be found at www.stroke.org.uk
