Calderdale stroke professionals take on fundraising relay to help rebuild lives
The Calderdale Stroke Early Supported Discharge team have raised more than £1,200 in vital funds for the Stroke Association.
The Calderdale Stroke Early Supported Discharge team have raised more than £1,200 in vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Kaye Adams, host of ITV’s Loose Women, is throwing her support behind the Stroke Association’s ‘Here for You’ telephone support service. The brand new Here for You service helps combat loneliness and isolation by providing stroke survivors and their carers with regular telephone support.
Kaye Adams, host of ITV’s Loose Women, is throwing her support behind the Stroke Association’s ‘Here for You’ telephone support service. The brand new Here for You service helps combat loneliness and isolation by providing stroke survivors and their carers with regular telephone support.
More than 20 volunteers from the British Gas offices in Stockport have been making weekly phone calls to stroke survivors to keep their spirits up during the coronavirus lockdown.
Kaye Adams, host of ITV’s Loose Women, is throwing her support behind the Stroke Association’s ‘Here for You’ telephone support service. The new Here for You service helps combat loneliness and isolation by providing stroke survivors and their carers with regular telephone support.
Kaye Adams, host of ITV’s Loose Women, is throwing her support behind the Stroke Association’s ‘Here for You’ telephone support service. The brand new Here for You service helps combat loneliness and isolation by providing stroke survivors and their carers with regular telephone support.
Peter Ellis, 60, from Diss began writing a blog to help his recovery and share his experience of stroke recovery and treatment, following a bleed on his brain that doctor’s said was, ‘the size of a fist’.
Almost three quarters (74%) of stroke research projects funded by the Stroke Association have been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Stroke Association is revealing a concerning new trend: the most at risk groups are least likely to call 999 due to not wanting to “burden the already busy emergency services”(i), which is causing people to die at home.
As many as 350,000 stroke survivors with aphasia, a common communication disability, are at greater risk of becoming lonelier and more isolated during the pandemic, according to the Stroke Association (i).
As many as 350,000 stroke survivors with aphasia, a common communication disability, are at greater risk of becoming lonelier and more isolated during the pandemic, according to the Stroke Association (i).
A choir of local stroke survivors are still singing together despite disruption from coronavirus, and were joined by a very special guest on Monday 08 June, professional singer Laura Wright.
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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