A Didcot dance teacher who feared her career was over after she had a severe stroke has backed the Stroke Association’s call for more research into the UK’s fourth biggest killer.
Sam Hook had been suffering increasingly severe symptoms in the months leading up to her stroke - including temporary blindness - but says that they weren’t seen as a precursor to a possible stroke.
Sam was 40 when
Juliet Bouverie, Chief Executive of the Stroke Association said:
“We are saddened to hear about Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis. The most common cause of aphasia is stroke, however it can also be caused by brain injury, brain tumours or other neurological conditions and the treatment and recovery may vary depending on the location and severity of the damage to the brain.
“We kno
Looking for recruits as local music therapy project for stroke survivors kicks off
Grampian Stroke Club – affiliated to the Stroke Association, is launching a new initiative to help people affected by stroke continue their rehabilitation using music therapy to minimise the negative impact of their stroke.
‘Project SING’ will be launched this April for anyone affected by stroke - including ca
John Sapeluk, 66 from Dundee had his stroke in 2018. It affected both his movement and vision, and although he received some physiotherapy in hospital, he had some way to go after coming home. Relearning to do the most basic of tasks was frustrating, and John’s Zimmer frame didn’t seem to give him the support he needed. John persevered with getting his movement back and has since been able to walk
The Stroke Association’s Rebuilding Lives Fund has supported the trial of a new class, focusing on stroke-related upper limb rehabilitation. The application was made in partnership with Physiotherapist Anna Bichard, who is delivering the classes.
During the weekly online “Getting to Grips” classes, stroke survivors learn what they can do for themselves to rehabilitate their own arm & hand;
I had a stroke at the age of 18, which took away my ability to walk and talk. It was nothing short of devastating.
I persevered with my physiotherapy and speech and language therapy, to get my life back again.
Thankfully I have. I live independently, have a job, go out with friends, and decided to volunteer for the Stroke Association to help people like me.
Over time, I became aware of t
Deeside Stroke Group - a Stroke Association Voluntary Group – has been awarded a grant of £7500 by the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) to rebuild its funds and replace equipment damaged during the pandemic.
The group, based in a large rural area to the west of Aberdeen, plugs a significant gap in health and social care locally by offering specialist exercise classes for
Stroke is a devastating and all too common condition. It is a sudden brain attack which happens to someone every five minutes in the UK, and two-thirds of survivors leave hospital with a disability.
This is not inevitable; those statistics are entirely reducible. This is why we need to see urgent changes across the stroke pathway: from prevention services through to ensuring better acute t
Dr Richard Francis, Head of Research at the Stroke Association, said:
“We have known since early in the pandemic that being infected by the COVID-19 virus has led to strokes in some people and it became apparent during the vaccination rollout that the AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increased the risk of an incredibly rare type of stroke. Our charity has supported stroke survivors throughout the p
Response to Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme report 2021
John Watson, Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said:
“Two things leapt out to me in reading “The Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme annual report 2021 launched today.
“First of all I am struck by how well stroke care teams around Scotland have managed to maintain specialist care and treatment to patients, in the fa
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Andrea Cail, Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said:
“We welcome the honest and transparent reflections in this year’s audit report. Some improvements have been made in the last year, but the bigger picture in this year’s report remains one of significant, unwarranted variations. These are in relation to urgent, high quality, specialist, acute stroke care. We want to see these variati
