Stroke survivor Michael Taylor has proved that there is definitely ‘Life
after Stroke’ by taking part in a 12 hour rowing challenge on Saturday 26 July,
with the help from over 50 other rowers including his four sons, and former GB
Olympian rower Ali Sanders.
The Stroke for Stroke team were rowing on ergometers along the River Thames in Putney
on Saturday. Michael (68), and his sons Jamie (
Five year old Ben Robinson, has raised an amazing £1,536 for the Stroke Association
After
her father had a devastating stroke in 2010, Staffordshire resident Caroline
Brown has completely turned her life around to lower her risk of stroke. Taking
on over 14 challenges across the year for the Stroke Association, Caroline is
now making her final preparations for the Great North Run.
Caroline,
40, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge on Sunday 7 September in memory of her
Halesowen resident and first time marathoner Amanda Nelson is raring to go as she makes her final preparations to take on the Birmingham Fun Run with her family for the Stroke Association.Amanda Nelson, 29 is taking on the 3.1 mile challenge on Saturday 20 September in memory of her grandmother Dorothy Hawkes, who had a stroke 11 years ago when she underwent hip replacement surgery. Dorothy’s stro
Ealing resident and keen bike
rider Peter Treadgold is raring to go as he makes his final preparations ahead
of the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 for the Stroke Association.
Peter, 61, is taking on the
100 mile challenge on Sunday 10 August in memory of his best friend Nick Reeves
OBE and CEO of CIWEM (the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental
Management), who had a stroke
After suffering a devastating stroke aged just 36, Tracey Groom from Watford
is proving there is definitely life after stroke, by cycling more than 300
miles from London to Paris in aid of the Stroke Association.
Tracey had a mini-stroke (also known as a TIA or transient ischaemic
attack) in November 2003. She had experienced a severe headache for around a
week when she woke with numbness i
Tom Williams lost his father to a stroke in 1999 when he was just seven years old. Now he’s 22 Tom is determined to complete an incredible fundraising challenge for the Stroke Association, that will see him cycle from Calais to Rome in 14 days.
A 12 year old stroke survivor from Stockton-on-Tees has been awarded a Highly Commended Life After Stroke certificate from the Stroke Association, in recognition of her courage and determination.
A young Peterlee stroke survivor and her fiancé have each been awarded a Highly Commended Life After Stroke certificate from the Stroke Association.
Inspirational young stroke survivor John Lee Lydon, 32, from Washington, has been awarded a Highly Commended Life After Stroke certificate from the Stroke Association.
Stroke survivor Sarah Scott, 23, from Welwyn, Hertfordshire, has won a national Life After Stroke Award,
Pieter Egriega, a stroke survivor from Macclesfield, has won a 2014 Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association for using his artistic talents to help change the lives of people who are recovering from stroke.
Melissa Peters, 32, from Farnborough, Hampshire, has won the 2014 Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Award for Professional Excellence.
A Surrey grandfather has won a 2014 Stroke Association Life After Stroke Award for his remarkable bravery following a life-changing stroke.
Cheyenne McLaughlin, 13, from Isleworth, Middlesex, has been presented with a 2014 Stroke Association Life After Stroke Award.
Burton and District Stroke Club, based in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has been recognised for the support and advice they offer local stroke survivor with a 2014 Life After Stroke Award
Stroke survivor Angharad Lloyd-Thomas has won the Stroke Association's 2014 Adult Courage Award (18-64).
Hannah Garrity, 14, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, wins the 2014 Children and Young People’s Life After Stroke Award.
Billericay
stroke survivor Nicola Ackland, 32, has proved that their is ‘Life after
Stroke’ after she took part in the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke
charity walk last weekend, at High Woods Park in Colchester.
Nicola
was joined by fourteen of her family and friends who cheered her on as she
managed to walk 1.61 miles, the furthest distance she has walked since her
stroke two ye
Statement from Sara Betsworth, Regional Head of Operations for the Stroke Association in the East of England
