Stroke survivor raises awareness of lasting impact on young people

Summarised from Cambs Times's report · Updated 5 Nov, 12:55 · Archive

A 48-year-old stroke survivor from Wisbech is sharing her story to highlight stroke's long-term effects.

Priscilla, 48, from Wisbech, suffered a stroke in April 2019 at age 42 whilst interviewing for an assistant headteacher position. She lost consciousness and was placed in a coma at Addenbrooke's Hospital. When she awoke, she could not speak or move. The stroke left her with right-sided weakness and aphasia, a communication disorder affecting her ability to communicate.

She now receives full-time care from her husband, Emmanuel. Priscilla is supporting the Stroke Association's Survival Is Not Enough campaign, which calls for greater awareness of stroke's long-term effects. She said the experience took 'everything out of me' over the years, but she is now 'slowly feeling like I can be myself'. She wants to raise awareness particularly amongst younger people, saying: 'I want more people to understand what stroke is, and how a stroke can make someone feel.'

In the UK, someone has a stroke every five minutes, and more than 85,000 people survive a stroke each year, though the Stroke Association warns that public understanding of stroke remains low despite its life-changing effects.

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• Stroke survivor shares life-changing impact to raise awareness among younger peopleA stroke survivor from Wisbech is sharing her story to highlight the lasting impact of stroke.Cambs Times · 5 Nov, 12:00

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