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Mark Docksey with the family’s dog, Bohdi

‘I’m not daft or drunk!’ Wiltshire stroke survivor calls for more public understanding of aphasia

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

Support: Linda with her husband Steve

Somerset stroke survivor fears others could miss out on a ‘miracle treatment’ which saved her

A Somerset woman who survived a life-threatening stroke thanks to a remarkable medical procedure called thrombectomy is backing pleas for it to be made available for everyone who needs it.
A report by the Stroke Association released today (Thursday 28 July) warns that thousands of people who have a stroke could miss out on having a thrombectomy, where clots blocking the supply of blood to the b

FORTUNATE: John and Margo feel grateful that thrombectomy was available at Southampton General Hospital

Dorset stroke survivor fears thousands could miss out on a ‘miracle treatment’ which saved him

A GP from Dorset who had a game-changing new procedure after having a stroke is backing the Stroke Association’s campaign to make it more widely available.

A report by the charity released today (Thursday 28 July) warns that thousands of people who have a stroke could miss out on having a thrombectomy.
With thrombectomy, clots blocking the supply of blood to the brain can be physically p

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