14-year-old stroke survivor wins courage award
Hannah Garrity, 14, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, wins the 2014 Children and Young People’s Life After Stroke Award.
Hannah Garrity, 14, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, wins the 2014 Children and Young People’s Life After Stroke Award.
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stroke survivor Nicola Ackland, 32, has proved that their is ‘Life after
Stroke’ after she took part in the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke
charity walk last weekend, at High Woods Park in Colchester.
Nicola
was joined by fourteen of her family and friends who cheered her on as she
managed to walk 1.61 miles, the furthest distance she has walked since her
stroke two ye
A stroke survivor from Rochdale has joined forces with other survivors in the area to form a walking football team, and celebrated reaching the semi-finals of their first football tournament.
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Local Halifax resident Paul Thomas, 36, proved there is ‘Life after Stroke’ by taking part in the Step out for Stroke fundraising walk at Roundhay Park on Saturday 31 May, alongside his newborn baby girl, Maddy.
To coincide with
‘Volunteer Week’ which runs from 1-7 June 2014, Antrim’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor
Brian Graham, has supported the Stroke Association in recognising the support
and commitment received from its volunteers at a special celebration event in Antrim.
The Stroke
Association is the only UK wide charity solely dedicated to combating stroke in
people of all ages. Its services dir
Stroke survivor and Helsby resident, Vera Kelly has completed the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke event in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on Tuesday 20 May.
Tracey Kibby, 34, from Buckfastleigh, Devon is calling on residents in Plymouth and the surrounding areas to take part in the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke event on Saturday 07 June at2.00pm at The Hoe, Plymouth. The fundraising walk is part ofAction on Stroke Month, where the Stroke Association aims to promote stroke awareness and prevention as well as raise vital funds for the ch
Team 18in24 have driven to 18 countries in 23 hours and 32 minutes, beating the previous record of 17 countries in 28 hours. They have so far raised more than £10,000 for charities including the Stroke Association, with more donations still coming in.
A service that provides communications support to stroke survivors across South Derbyshire is celebrating its fifteenth Birthday during Action on Stroke Month.
58 year old Hilary Palmer from Lisburn received the Award for Creative
Arts at the recent Northern Ireland
Life After Stroke Awards which took place in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast as
part of Action on Stroke month.
Health Minister Edwin
Poots, Government and Health representatives honoured the achievements of
stroke survivors, their carers and supporters at the event. Local celebrities
al
Nicola Moran, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for the Royal Victoria
Hospital, received the Professional Excellence Award, sponsored by Boehringer
Ingelheim, at the recent Northern Ireland
Life After Stroke Awards which took place in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast as
part of Action on Stroke month.
Health Minister Edwin
Poots, Government and Health representatives honoured the achievement
The Stroke Association. We believe in life after stroke. That’s why we campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best possible recovery. It’s why we fund research to develop new treatments and ways to prevent stroke. The Stroke Association is a charity. We rely on your support to change lives and prevent stroke. Together we can conquer stroke.
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