Mother raises awareness of baby's stroke and hidden brain injuries

Summarised from BBC Humberside's report · Updated 5 Nov, 08:36 · Archive

A mother in East Yorkshire is sharing her newborn daughter's experience of suffering a stroke at three days old to raise awareness of invisible brain injuries.

Maya had a stroke when she was three days old in January 2024, experiencing a seizure lasting 30 minutes. After days of treatment and discharge from hospital, she underwent seizure clinic reviews and physiotherapy. Although Maya now attends nursery three days a week, ongoing fatigue and pain limit her to around two and a half hours at a time.

Zoe Frodsham said that because her daughter can walk and talk, people assume she is fine, but emphasised that brain injuries are not always visible. She described the constant undercurrent of fear her family experiences, watching Maya sleep and questioning everything when she becomes ill. The care Maya requires meant Frodsham could not return to full-time work. She hopes sharing their story will offer reassurance and hope to other families facing similar situations.

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• 'Brain injuries are not always visible', says mum of baby who had strokeZoe Frodsham, from Goole, hopes sharing her daughter's story will give hope to other families.BBC Humberside · 5 Nov, 06:05

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