A Bristol man braved desert heat, hypothermia and an attack by an angry rattlesnake on a coast-to-coast cycle ride across the USA.
Simon Galpin, 55, from Kingswood, raised almost £3,500 for the Stroke Association, a charity which helps people rebuild their lives after stroke.
Simon, an engineer with Airbus at Filton, cycled 3,400 miles in seven weeks, crossing 16 states, deserts, mountains,
My name is Tom. I had my stroke seven years ago.
I couldn't talk properly, I couldn't remember the day before, remember previous days. It was like waking up to nothing.
I was working as a chef at the time and returning to work was tough. The kitchen was too busy...and noisy...and because of my aphasia, responding to orders being given quickly was very challenging. I had to give up my job be
Tony Bundy died from a stroke in June after his condition was not picked up using routine tests. The most-known symptoms such as a drooping face, arm weakness and difficulty speaking were not there.
Now the Bundys, from Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, want to make more people aware of other signs to stop their tragedy happening to others.
He couldn't stand up," said Tony’s wife Selena. "He cou
Jeremy Johnston was devastated when hemianopia – the loss of peripheral vision after his stroke – meant that he was no longer able to drive.
For four years he had to accept this, but thanks to twitter exchanges with former Australian rugby captain Michael Lynagh and a Liverpool University orthoptist, then a chance encounter with a stroke specialist in a Bulgarian ski resort, he’s back behind t
Stroke patients and their families at Altnagelvin Hospital now have access to a wide range of essential information to help them rebuild their lives, thanks to an initiative by the Stroke Association and Western Health and Social Care Trust.
Stroke changes lives in a moment and can leave stroke survivors and their families frightened and confused about how they can face the challenges ahead.
It is good to see stroke being recognised as the major condition it is.
It’s important that government and NHS leaders urgently address staffing issues in NHS and social care services which are key to relieving pressure across the system.
Former Grocer, Alex, from Edinburgh, had a massive stroke aged 52. At first, he was unable to sit up or walk, but after months in hospital with intense physiotherapy, he could walk, albeit with difficulty.
Thankfully, Alex received good support from hospital staff – particularly his physio, but Alex’s wife, Lorraine, was his rock, helping him to adjust to life after stroke. He describes a role
Stroke patients in Northern Ireland are being badly let down by continuing delays in creating centres of excellence for stroke care, says the Stroke Association.
One year on from the launch of the Department of Health’s long-awaited Reshaping Stroke Care Action Plan, there are still no firm plans for the much-needed transformation of stroke services and development of ‘hyperacute stroke units’
The Stroke Association welcomes the publication of the long-awaited NHS Workforce Plan.
The UK’s leading stroke charity is deeply concerned by the latest national stroke statistics which tell a distressing story of decline of the most basic levels of hospital stroke care in Scotland.
The Stroke Association highlights less than two thirds of all stroke patients in the country were admitted to a dedicated stroke unit on time last year, despite stroke being designated as a clinical p
John Watson, Associate Director Scotland said:
“We welcome the Scottish Government’s Stroke Improvement Plan (2023) which sets out the commitments Health Boards in Scotland must undertake to ensure equitable and timely access to diagnosis, treatment and care for people with suspected stroke. Stroke is a clinical priority in Scotland, and this ambitious plan reflects the importance of tackling t
A stroke survivor from Warminster is calling for more public understanding of the speech and language condition which affects him and more than 350,000 other people in the UK.
Mark Docksey, 38, says there are often times when people think he is “either daft or drunk” because they make assumptions about his speech.
He has aphasia, apraxia and dysphasia, as a result of a stroke in November 20
Sisters Samantha Williamson, and Clare Hogarth from Peebles, ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon on 28 May, to increase awareness of stroke and raise funds for the Stroke Association. Their father, Tommy, had a massive stroke last October rendering him unable to walk and talk. After three weeks Tommy could walk, but still struggles with communicating – a condition, also known as aphasia. Tommy was fit
The unplanned withdrawal of stroke services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Northern Ireland, is extremely worrying.
Alasdair O’Hara, the Stroke Association’s associate director for Northern Ireland, said: "It’s long been acknowledged that stroke services across Northern Ireland need transformed to improve outcomes for patients and create more sustainable, high-quality services.
"Yet, d
New research from the Stroke Association reveals a huge lack of public awareness and knowledge of aphasia - a language and communication disorder most commonly caused by stroke
New research from the Stroke Association reveals over half of the Welsh public (57%) have never heard of aphasia*, despite it affecting over 350,000 people in the UK1.
Aphasia is a language and communication disorder
Anything we can do to prevent the misery that stroke can cause is ultimately good news.
I had my stroke in September 2015. I was 31 years old at the time.
Looking back, it was hell. I couldn’t walk, dress or wash myself. I was completely reliant on others.
Whilst I have recovered physically, I spend time feeling isolated and alone. No-one really understood the enormity of what I had just experienced. My life had changed in an instant, and although I still had friends, it w
Moving photographic portraits of stroke survivors, alongside their stroke ‘savers’, will be unveiled, showing significant life moments they have been able to celebrate since their stroke
Spring budget 2023: "The workforce retention measures announced today are not enough to address the severe vacancy issues affecting stroke care right now."