A Southampton nurse who lost the power of speech after a severe stroke has shared how it left him feeling like being “trapped behind a glass screen”.
Joel Fraser, 42, collapsed in his bathroom as he was about to take a shower.
The stroke left him with aphasia, a condition which causes problems with language and communication, affecting speaking, reading, writing and understanding but not in
Like many stroke survivors , Jim Laing had to stop driving following his stroke in 2022. Now he shares his story from his stroke to getting back behind the wheel...
Stroke survivors in Oxfordshire say they are devastated that a service which supported more than 800 stroke survivors in the county last year may be axed.
They say it’s vital that the Stroke Association’s Oxfordshire Stroke Recovery Service continues its vital work supporting people to rebuild their lives after stroke and have started a petition to save it.
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Natalie Mccreadie, aged 31, from Glasgow, has been taking a break from busy family life, to go on long walks during May. Her target is to walk 60 miles over the month to mark Stroke Awareness Month, raising funds for the Stroke Association.
Her reason for doing so is very personal, based on her recent experience of stroke. Last July, her six-year-old son, Kylan, had a stroke. After noticing
The Stroke Association officially launched its first ever show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday 20 May during Stroke Awareness Month, created to support stroke survivors to achieve their best possible recovery.
Five-year-old stroke survivor Freddie Rushton placed the final trowel of soil onto the garden alongside musician and TV presenter Myleene Klass, and the critically acc
The Stroke Association presents its first ever show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2024, during Stroke Awareness Month, created to support stroke survivors to achieve their best possible recovery.
Laura Buchanan, 41, from Edinburgh, will be taking part in the Edinburgh Half Marathon this weekend (Sunday 26 May,) raising funds for the Stroke Association.
Laura’s husband Craig (42,) had a severe stroke 18 months ago. He was left unable to walk and with limited speech, and the family were told to prepare for the worst.
After three weeks at The Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Craig was transfe
Jill Smylie, 44 from Clarkston, Glasgow, is going to be undertaking the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 26 May.
She is doing this as part of a series of marathons across Europe: Paris, Valencia and Berlin. As she turns 44 in the year 2024, she thought running four marathons would be an exciting challenge, fitting with all the ‘4s’ this year.
For all four marathons, she is raising fun
A Hillsborough man who was saved by a “game changing” procedure after his stroke is backing calls for it to be made available 24/7 in Northern Ireland.
After collapsing at home, Paul McCausland was treated with a thrombectomy, which involves inserting a small tool into the brain to pluck out the blood clot causing the stroke and killing brain cells.
Stroke Association NI say the revolut
Wishaw woman lays out “miracle recovery” after stroke at 70
Veronica Murphy, 70, from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, is calling for every stroke survivor to get the chance of recovery that she did. Veronica received life-changing rehabilitation treatment after a serious brain haemorrhage in December last year.
Veronica’s call for action comes as the Stroke Association’s ‘Thriv
Following the death of Tony Bundy from a stroke last June, the family, who live in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, are hosting a Sparkling Afternoon Tea on Sunday 2 Juneat 2.30pm at the Falkirk Stadium. They want as many people as possible to come along, support a good cause, and join the Bundy family in marking the anniversary of the death of their husband and father, Tony.
Since Tony’s death, t
A combination of ageing population, lifestyle factors and insufficient action on stroke prevention is set to increase the number of strokes by 51% by 2035. In turn, the stroke survivor population will increase by 62% from 1.3 million to 2.1 million, nearly matching the current population of Slovenia.
