Andover therapy centre set to Make May Purple for stroke
An Andover therapy centre is supporting the Stroke Association’s national awareness month, Make May Purple.
An Andover therapy centre is supporting the Stroke Association’s national awareness month, Make May Purple.
Over 60 stroke survivors and Chelmsford residents raised over £600 for the Stroke Association, by taking part in the charity’s Step Out for Stroke walk in Hylands Park at 11am on Sunday 6 May 2018.
Stroke survivors’ recoveries are being put at risk due to a lack of rehabilitation therapy after they leave hospital, according to the Stroke Association
Juliet Bouverie, CEO of the Stroke Association, said:
“A stroke is a brain attack. Some strokes are due to bleeding in or around the brain. These are called haemorrhagic strokes. Although they are not as common as ischaemic strokes (caused by a blockage); haemorrhagic strokes can be more serious.
“In the UK, around 15% of strokes are haemorrhagic, and about 85% are ischaemic. Haemorrhagic st
Diane Hickey from Barnton, Northwich, is marking 10 years since a life-changing stroke by hosting an art sale for the Stroke Association, during Make May Purple for Stroke.
Staff from Quicksteel Ltd in Middlewich will take on a gruelling 230 mile cycle for the Stroke Association, after they lost their friend and colleague to a stroke just this year.
The Stroke Association is hosting a Step out for Stroke fundraising walk in Weston Park at 12pm on Sunday 10 June to support stroke survivors and their families.
The Stroke Association is hosting a Step out for Stroke fundraising walk Grosvenor Park at 10:30am on Saturday 09 June, to support stroke survivors and their families.
The Stroke Association is appealing to runners in Norfolk to join the charity for their annual Beat the Tide run, on Sunday 24 June.
Almost 400 people from across Manchester ran, jogged and walked on Sunday 29 April, raising more than £15,000 for the Stroke Association at the charity’s Resolution Run.
A stroke survivor from Kings Lynn is set to take part in the Step Out for Stroke fundraising walk at Sandringham Estate on Saturday 19 May 2018, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Debby Fields, 42 from Grimsby, is set to take part in the Stroke Association’s Step Out for Stroke fundraising walk at Central Park on Sunday 20 May. She will be marking five years to the day since a life-changing stroke.