As part of Stroke Awareness Month, Christopher Watterson from Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, is sharing his experience of a stroke and how it left him thinking what the future would bring. With the support of the Trust’s Community Stroke team, and Christopher’s fantastic motivation, he is now on the road to recovery.  

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, killing brain cells. Damage to the brain can affect the way your body works, and it can also change how you think and feel. There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year with around one in four strokes happening to people of working age.

 

Emma and Jasmine from the Community Stroke team who supported
Christopher Watterson following his stroke

Stroke Awareness Month: Learning to speak and walk again

As part of Stroke Awareness Month throughout May, we’re telling the story of Nigel.
Nigel was 61 when he suffered a major stroke which left him unable to walk or talk in December 2018.  He spent three and half months in hospital recovering from the stroke and at the same time was diagnosed with a defective heart valve and had heart surgery.

Stroke Awareness Month: Living life after stroke at 33

As part of Stroke Awareness Month throughout May, we're sharing the story of Lance.  Lance was just 33 when he suffered a major stroke whilst his wife was in labour with their first child. It left him with 'apraxia', a condition which causes difficulty in performing motor tasks, such as shaving or writing.