Stroke

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 [...]

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“As we were at the airport about to leave for Australia our daughter suffered what ended up being a stroke."

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“The stroke community in Scotland was united in alarm over recent cuts to the thrombectomy programme and we therefore welcome this renewed funding"

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“I cannot understand the rationale to cut funding for a service that improves patients’ lives and also saves money at the same time."

“HAL S5301’s breakthrough speech enhanced by AI and its clinical capabilities surpass those of any other patient simulators on the market."

“We stabilised the mother enough to take her for a Caesarean section, but she still had some signs of a stroke."

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