Mae Grace Matthews, 16 oed, o Grughywel, wedi ennill Gwobr Gofalwr Cenedlaethol am ei hymroddiad i gefnogi ei mam i wella ar ôl cael strôc. Dim ond 13 mlwydd oed oedd Grace pan gafodd ei mam, Heidi, strôc a effeithiodd ar ei hiaith a'i golwg.
Grace Matthews, 16, from Crickhowell, has won a national Carer Award for her dedication in supporting her mum recover after a stroke. Grace was just 13 when her mum, Heidi, had a stroke which affected her speech and sight.
Emma Raven, 37, from Bootle in Merseyside, has won a national courage award for her commitment to raising awareness of stroke after surviving her own stroke in 2014. Emma’s stroke caused her to miscarry her baby and left her with long-term disabililties.
Liz Topliss, 75, from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, has won a national award for volunteering after leading a stroke group and supporting the stroke community in various roles for almost 40 years.
A choir made up of stroke survivors, charity staff, volunteers, health professionals and family members has won a national award, for the impact it makes to local people affected by stroke.
Stroke Association's statement on thrombectomy to be offered up to 24 hours after onset of stroke
Dr Sreeman Andole, Assistant Medical Director at NHS England and Clinical Director at Kings College Foundation NHS Trust has topped a public vote to win the Professional Excellence category of the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards.
Portsmouth brother and sister Marvin Fray and Bethany Foley, have been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising, after they brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. They were presented with their award by Warwick Davis and Stephen K Amos at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards at the Landmark hotel in London on 21 November 2018.
Stratford resident Marcia Holmes, has been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising after she and her siblings brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. She was presented with her award by Warwick Davis and Stephen K Amos at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards at the Landmark hotel in London on 21 November 2018.
Elizabeth Kiss, 17, from Ingatestone, Brentwood has been given a courage award for her determination to recover from a stroke which left her with both mental and physical disabilities.
Colleagues at Well Pharmacy’s Healthcare Service Centre in Stoke-on-Trent got a surprise this week when stroke survivor Paul Bailey dropped by to personally thank them for raising over £17,000 for the Stroke Association.
We secured MSP sponsorship of A Know Your Blood Pressure event in The Scottish Parliament during the week of World Stroke Day (29 October).
Over 50 MSPs came along to discuss the importance of high blood pressure and its link to stroke.
Many of those MSPs, committed to knowing more about how stroke and how it might affect people in their constituency have requested further discussion with co
