Stroke Survivors' Stories

A collection of BBC articles about survivors of stroke
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** 'Music helped me recover from stroke' ** (BBC Sept 2008)
Pensioner Cyril Merle is rewarded for the way he has turned his life around following a massive stroke.
** Boy who had stroke speaks again ** (BBC June 2008)
An eight year old who suffered a rare form of stroke surprises his parents by speaking again.
** Stroke support was a 'life saver' ** (BBC May 2008)
Most stroke patients struggling with communication problems receive little support, the Stroke Association says. One carer tells how support helped her husband.
** 'They said I would never be a doctor' ** (BBC May 2008)
How Dr Satinder Sanghera recovered from a massive stroke to become a GP.
** 'Stroke gave me time to bond with son' - Nottingham man ** (BBC April 2008)
Policeman Bryan Murcott and his wife Tracey were looking forward to the birth of their first child. But, just three weeks before the due date, Bryan had a massive stroke which led to him losing all the feeling in his limbs.
"The fact that just four days after having a stroke I was able to walk again is incredible"