Stroke Survivor Stories – Member Testimonials

Our stroke survivor stories are real-life tales of bravery and resilience, provided by current members and ambassadors of the charity.

Jon

My name is Jon and I’m a stroke survivor. I was a 33-year-old fit man, exercising regularly and living a relatively healthy lifestyle (the odd beer...

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Dave

Hi, my name is Dave and I'm a Stroke Survivor. Before my stroke, I was a young fit and healthy dad to a 14-year-old girl and 6-month-old boy. I...

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Max

“It’s a boy!!” For the third time in 6 years, I heard those familiar, beautiful words. With a perfect 10 on his APGAR score (the test given...

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Micah Angelic Grande

Never in 36 years of my existence have I faced a more challenging test.   My first mild stroke was in 2016. I remember that I was just...

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Nia (Sonia)

I had a stroke on 27th December 2017.  I was on a 10-day holiday with my sons. We were in Turkey, a long 10-hour flight away from home in...

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Romy

I considered myself to be a relatively healthy, 34-year-old busy mum to a young daughter, always living life at 100 mph, working full time for a...

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Alice Breeze Westwood

2020 had already been a bad year for most with COVID-19 taking over our lives, but August 2020 would have been beyond tragic for my family and...

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Paul Burrows

Remember, remember the 5th of November, the day I could have died of a clot   I was 43 years old in November 2019 when I had my stroke. I...

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Catherine Long

At the time of my stroke, I was with two of my mates on a conservation holiday in South Africa. I was used to suffering with headaches and had one...

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Elly’s story

Before Elly’s stroke, she was a fit and healthy 19-year-old. She was studying psychology at Liverpool Hope university and had a part time job at...

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Parker’s Story

Parker was born on 22/12/2017. An amazing, strong little boy, this is his story from his Mother, Shaunna’s perspective:   Parker...

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Beccy Young

Before I had my stroke in February 2019, I had a TIA – that day was crazy. I had driven from my main offices over the North York Moors and, on my...

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Izzy Hirst

My stroke has affected and continues to impact everything that I do, but when you turn that into a positive it truly changes everything. In...

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Danny Magnus

May 2019 was supposed to be the start of a positive future for Danny by taking the decision to have the AVM in his brain removed. Removing the AVM...

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Tim Whaytt

2019 is a year that is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. Through massive highs and the challenging lows I have been on the stroke...

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Natalie Smith

"Monday 25th of March 2019 started out almost the same as any other day.  I was particularly tired and hadn't really been myself, but I woke up...

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Ashley Martin

"Eight years ago my world completely changed. Today I look at it as a positive. I beat stroke and I’m now stronger for it and I never ever gave up....

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In Memory of Mia Austin

"In the blink of an eye: The title of the incredible Mia Austin’s book. After suffering a stroke at 21 leaving her with Locked-in Syndrome, Mia...

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Carole Pyke

"Each year I make it my duty to acknowledge the anniversary of my stroke, a right frontal lobe infarct (I actually love saying that because it sounds...

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