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Stronger bond: Renée says her mum Vaishali is “an amazing woman”

Plymouth mum’s stroke spotted thanks to daughter’s aircrew training: Emotional video captures bond between them

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.

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Back on track: Jo had feared she would never be able to enjoy country walks after her stroke

Stroke survivor Jo defies fatigue to raise funds for the Stroke Association

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,

Family therapy: Joel with his wife Janine and daughters Amirah and Nazrah who helped him relearn words

Stroke left Southampton nurse speechless and ‘trapped behind a glass screen’

A Southampton nurse who lost the power of speech after a severe stroke has shared how it left him feeling like being “trapped behind a glass screen”.
Joel Fraser, 42, collapsed in his bathroom as he was about to take a shower.
The stroke left him with aphasia, a condition which causes problems with language and communication, affecting speaking, reading, writing and understanding but not in

Jim Laing on his return to driving

Stroke survivor Jim is back on the road again

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 Michael, with his wife Sarah, and Carl

Oxfordshire stroke survivors ‘devasted’ as axe falls on support service


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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Young mum gets herself out of the house for Stroke Awareness Month

Young mum gets herself out of the house for Stroke Awareness Month

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

Five year old stroke survivor, with landscape designer Miria Harris and Myleene Klass, launches the Stroke Association’s Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Five year old stroke survivor, with landscape designer Miria Harris and Myleene Klass, launches the Stroke Association’s Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

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 acc

Edinburgh Woman takes on Edinburgh Half Marathon to show her Determination to husband

Edinburgh Woman takes on Edinburgh Half Marathon to show her Determination to husband

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 transfe

Glasgow woman undertakes Edinburgh Marathon

Glasgow woman undertakes Edinburgh Marathon


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 fun

Thankful: stroke survivor Paul McCausland with his wife Rachel

Stroke patients in Northern Ireland missing out on ‘miracle treatment’

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 revolut

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