David McDonough, 55, has been awarded a Life After Stroke
certificate from the Stroke Association in recognition for his bravery in
coming to terms with the effects of stroke.
David’s wife, Valerie, was also recognised with a Life After
Stroke certificate in honour of the support she has given David throughout his
recovery. The East Devon couple were presented with their certificates by rad
A 9-year-old from Plymouth
was presented with a Life After Stroke Award for his bravery in coping with the
effects of having a stroke when he was 11 months old. Levi Richards was
nominated for a Stroke Association South West award by five different people.
One of his whom was Sally
Birch, Levi’s mum. Sally explained: “Levi has been through a great deal but
manages to take whatever life thr
Lord Cobham and Councillor Janice Boswell joined forces with the Stroke Association and local
stroke survivors on Thursday 09 October to help conquer stroke.
The charity is supporting the International Communication Project (ICP)
2014, which aims to highlight the importance of human communication.
By signing up to the project’s online pledge, people can show their support
to the million
Women could more than half their odds of having a stroke by making five simple changes to their lifestyle, researchers believe.
The Stroke Association Supercar Saturday will return to Wiltshire’s famous Castle Combe circuit on Saturday 25 October 2014. The charity event offers the chance for racing fans to live their dream of driving round the main race track in a top car with a professional driver.
A sea of over 200 purple fundraisers came together to help conquer stroke, at the Stroke Association’s Resolution Run in Warrington on Saturday 05 October.
An inspirational mosaic created by a group of stroke survivors has been displayed in Blackpool Victoria Hospital Stroke Unit, as a message of hope for patients during their recovery.
Craig McKenna, 38, from Morley is set to face the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday 12 October in his final fundraising challenge for the Stroke Association.
Jacky Bowman, 57 from
Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was a Bank Manager until her husband, Andy, had
three strokes which made her decide to take early retirement to be with him.
Jacky abseiled down Portsmouth’s 350ft Spinnaker Tower on
Sunday 28 September to raise money for the Stroke Association, the
charity which supported them after Andy’s stroke.
Jacky explained: “The Stroke
Associat
Over 100 runners took on the challenge of running a 5K or 10K yesterday round Strathclyde Country Park to raise vital funds for the charity.'Together We Can Conquer Stroke' signs were banded around before, during and after the run to reinforce the message that the charity believes that by working together, stroke can be conquered.
Kirsty Scott, Community Fundraiser for Scotland said, “We are so
Over 20 local fundraisers will get on their bikes to tackle a 500 kilometre cycle from Paris to Jersey for the Stroke Association
Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, visited the Stroke Association’s Stroke Café at Wykeham Chase on Tuesday 16 September, to meet the charity’s Life After Stroke Awards winner, Pieter Egriega.
