Stroke is one of the biggest killers in Scotland, and the leading cause of adult disability, but these figures show Scotland’s health boards are still struggling to provide pre-Covid levels of stroke care with catastrophic impact on stroke survivors and their families.
A Plymouth mum and her daughter who raised the alarm when she spotted her having a stroke have shared their story in an emotional video on Facebook.
Vaishali Phippen, 55, daughter Renée, 25, want to raise awareness of the signs to look out for and the support available for stroke survivors from the Stroke Association.
The video, by Renée’s partner Tom, is on her Facebook page.
It was 5am
A Sussex woman who was off work for almost a year recovering from a stroke is tackling a 25km hike over the North Downs to help other stroke survivors.
Jo Harper, 56, from Ringmer near Lewes, is raising funds for the Stroke Association, a charity that supports people to rebuild their lives after stroke and which helped her as she battled chronic fatigue.
Jo and the three friends – Di Talbot,
In a charity first, the Stroke Association has launched its own online digital garden – Strength in Bloom - to raise vital funds for the charity. The new virtual garden is being supported by the UK’s leading garden centre, Dobbies.
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 acclaim
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 transferre
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 funds
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 revolutiona
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.
Diane Agnew, 43, from Largs has decided to take on all four of the Kiltwalks in Scotland to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
The Kiltwalk is Scotland’s largest mass participation walking event with over 145,000 people taking part since 2016. Last year’s event was the biggest with 27,500 Kiltwalkers raising a total of over £5.1 million for 1,550 Scottish charities.
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Vincent Simone, World champion dancer and star of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, will be dancing with partner Victoria Martin at a charity ball in aid for the Stroke Association in Belfast on Saturday (27 April).
Victoria, a professional dancer from Newtownards whose career almost ended when she had a stroke, invited Vincent to headline with her at the Ceroc Ignite Spring Ball at the Titanic Hote
Graham Riddell, photographer from Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders is holding a photography exhibition during the course of May, at Findra Clothing in Innerleithen.
Graham will be raising funds for the Stroke Association following his sister’s stroke in 2022.
Dianne, Graham’s sister, had a massive stroke, which at first left her unable to swallow or move properly. The family were told t
Demi-lee Mccullough, 20 from Paisley, is running a 10K, to raise funds for the Stroke Association on 29 April.
Demi-lee knows only too well the devastating impact a stroke can have on the person affected, and their family and friends. Demi-lee is a bank nurse at The Royal Alexandra hospital in Paisley. She says:
“What I notice most about the effects of a person’s stroke, is how much it takes
A Banbury man who was warned he may never be able to walk or talk again after he had a stroke is about to face his biggest challenge – running a 26.2 mile marathon.
Will Brooks, 52, will be tackling the Shakespeare Marathon around Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday, 21 April, to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
Will, a keen and fit runner, was at home working in July 2020, when he realise
