Patient stories

Alisia Essig's husband was just 37-years-old when he had his stroke, here she shares the story of the day of the stroke and the lifestyle changes they have made since. Racing into the ER, I was terrified. Earlier my husband called to tell me he was on his way to the hospital because something was [...]

Terence Ang, is a stroke survivor and author who uses his story to educate and raise public awareness of stroke, here he shares his story with SR Times. SR Times: Tell us Terence, what was life like pre-stroke? TA: “Pre-stroke, I was a hard-hitting corporate head who brooked no nonsense from my staff. I loved [...]

Karen Grazionale lives on the east coast of the United States with her husband, Victor, and their dog Riley. Her essay, When the Sun Rises, won her runner-up status and publishing in the February 2023 issue of BRAIN. She is currently writing a memoir. It’s been seven years since my husband was hit by a [...]

Bleed on the brain survivor Clare Wilson has raised over £25,000 for The Walton Centre

Georgia Hanson-Kay was only 19-years-old when she had a stroke here she shares her story with SR Times and also the importance of spreading awareness that stroke can happen at any age. Could you give us an introduction to yourself and your life pre- stroke?  Prior to my stroke & TIA's, I was a healthy 19 [...]

On the latest episode of the SR Times Podcast we speak with Kieron Franklin of JK House. Kieron shares with us his story of how after he left the army, he began his journey working in stroke rehabilitation. He also shares the detail JK House goes into when constructing a rehabilitation plan for each of [...]

“I can safely say it is the most horrific feeling.”

“It was quite a few months before I could properly come to terms with what had happened to me - it took a lot of processing."

"The amount of people that said to me that only old people have strokes, it’s unbelievable."

Mark Richardson had his whole life rocked when he suffered a stroke at just 49-years-old. Here he tells SR Times his story three years on. “I was 49 when I had my stroke. [Before that] I was a super-fit, non smoking, occasional drinker, who played county league squash and I was a badminton coach. “I [...]