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Stroke survivors send Christmas messages to others in Acute Stroke Unit
15th December 2014
Stroke survivors send Christmas messages to others in Acute Stroke Unit
Stroke survivors from the Wokingham Stroke Support Group have created Christmas decorations with messages for new stroke survivors to encourage them in their fight to recovery. Messages of ‘Keep smiling’, ‘Keep going’ and ‘Don’t give up’ are included in the decorations which have been used to decorate the tree in the Acute Stroke unit at Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The stroke group which meets at the Bradbury Centre on the second and fourth Thursday each month, created the decorations for the Stroke Association tree which was on show in the Festival of Trees on last weekend. With the help of their coordinator they have arranged for them to be moved to give encouragement and strength to patients in the Acute Stroke unit and their families
Peggy Johns, Information Advice & Support Coordinator for Wokingham, adds “Each year the stroke survivors work hard on their decorations and this year they wanted to show others that there is Life after stroke. A stroke happens in an instant but its effects can last a lifetime our group wanted to encourage those going through the early stages of recovery. The staff and patients I met today loved the tree.”
To find out more about the Wokingham Stroke Support Group you can call Natasha Saunders on 0118 321 9349. To find out more about stroke, please visit www.stroke.org.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
