A Morecambe father will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September in memory of his Nanna who had a stroke, while his four year old son will compete in the Mini Run, all in support of the Stroke Association.
A Hexham teacher who lost her dad to stroke will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Data from the Royal College of Physicians Stroke programme has been used to analyse the effect of 7 day working of doctors and nurses in relation to mortality after stroke.
Recent research done on mice suggests that stimulating the part of the brain which controls movement may improve recovery after a stroke.
Tom Williams, a young graduate from Bridgend, is cycling 1100 miles from Calais to Rome in memory of his father who died of stroke.
The dreams of fundraising superstar, Amanda Morris, from Halifax, came true this week, when she came face to face with one of the Stroke Association’s top celebrity supporters, Greg James.
Stroke survivors and their carers in Rochdale can now enjoy gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables, after a new accessible allotment has officially opened in Rochdale.
Herne Hill resident and first time runner Ella Mathew is raring to go as she makes her final preparations to take on the Resolution Run in Hyde Park, for the Stroke Association.
Ella, 30, is taking on the 3.1 mile challenge on Sunday 21 September, just 6 days before her wedding, after she had a stroke when she was only 8 years old. After her stroke, Ella struggled to read, write, walk and even
The Stroke Association are hosting an antique valuation day on Wednesday
17 September with the help from Nick Davies of BBC Flog it! to raise vital
funds for the charity.
Antique lovers are encouraged to make a beeline for the valuation day
which will be held at the Life after Stroke Centre from 10am to 2pm. In the
style of the much-loved BBC show, residents can dust off their antiques and
A group of stroke survivors and carers from Salford have been getting creative, in a series of art therapy workshops organised by the Stroke Association.
Kind-hearted Thomson staff rolled up their sleeves and donned their gardening gloves recently, to support stroke survivors in the local community.
The latest Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) results are published today. Patrick Olszowski, Head of Campaigns and Policy at the Stroke Association comments on the finding that 20% of stroke patients are taken to general wards.
Widnes fitness fans worked up a sweat and raised over £200 for the Stroke Association, at a boot camp fundraiser on Saturday 2 August.
A team of daredevils from family furniture store, Arighi Bianchi, took a leap of faith and took part in an unforgettable abseil at the Liverpool Cathedral, in aid of the Stroke Association.
Stroke survivor, Peter
Banks from Hillingdon will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7
September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, after he had a stroke
in 2012.
PE teacher Peter Banks, 31,
had a stroke in January 2012. When Peter had his stroke, specialists at the
stroke unit quickly treated him and gave him thrombolysis – a clot-busting drug
to restore the flow of
Thousands of lives a year could be changed thanks to a pilot research study by Imperial College London which involves injecting a patient's stem cells into their brain.
Doctors said the procedure could become routine in ten years after larger trials to examine its effectiveness in a wider group of patients.
Dr Madina Kara, Neuroscientist at The Stroke Association, said: “In the UK, someon
Stroke survivor Michael Taylor has proved that there is definitely ‘Life
after Stroke’ by taking part in a 12 hour rowing challenge on Saturday 26 July,
with the help from over 50 other rowers including his four sons, and former GB
Olympian rower Ali Sanders.
The Stroke for Stroke team were rowing on ergometers along the River Thames in Putney
on Saturday. Michael (68), and his sons Jamie (
Five year old Ben Robinson, has raised an amazing £1,536 for the Stroke Association
After
her father had a devastating stroke in 2010, Staffordshire resident Caroline
Brown has completely turned her life around to lower her risk of stroke. Taking
on over 14 challenges across the year for the Stroke Association, Caroline is
now making her final preparations for the Great North Run.
Caroline,
40, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge on Sunday 7 September in memory of her
Researchers at University College London say that stroke care needs to be centralised in large specialist units in a radical shake-up of hospitals