'I though I was dying'- Carrie Minagh, 42, on experiencing a devastating stroke while out shopping and how she earned a university degree after learning to walk and talk again
A woman who had to learn to walk and talk again following a devastating stroke, has graduated from university."I thought I was dying", she said.When she returned home, her mother Mercedes, realized she was exhibiting signs of a stroke and rushed her to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a potentially fatal bleed on the brain."I am very lucky that I was with my mother and that she recognized two of the F.A.S.
"Every evening when my parents came to visit, I would spend time walking up and down the corridors, practicing as much as I could"You can wallow in self-pity, or you can get up and take what has been dealt to you". Helen Gaynor, Head of Community Services with the charity said: "The after-effects of a stroke vary from person to person and recovery can be different.
She said the charity's Stroke Connect Service provides support to survivors via a weekly phone service, while the Young Stroke Survivors' Network runs a WhatsApp group and online and in-person exercise classes.
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