Every stroke survivor in the world wouldn't have to be so brave if our stroke medical professionals would just work on solving all the problems in stroke, rather than just telling us, 'You're brave for handling stroke deficits so well, because we as stroke professionals haven't done our jobs for the past 50 years'. At the same time you should be recognizing all the failures from stroke medical professionals that required her to be brave.
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Little fighter Emily Simpson won a national award from The Stroke association for her bravery after suffering a stroke aged ten-years-old
Inspiring Emily Simpson has won a national award for her bravery after suffering a stroke at just 10 years of age.
The youngster from Stockton was a special guest at the regional Life After Stroke Awards following her success at the recent national event in London.
Emily, now 13, bagged a special Courage Award at the Stroke Association event and, accompanied by proud mam Carolyn, she enjoyed a lavish ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Gateshead to honour other local stroke sufferers who have triumphed against the odds.
Determined Emily is still fighting her way back to health after her stroke in 2012 which was caused by a blockage in one of the vessels in her brain and hit her out of the blue.
“She was well,” said Carolyn from Eaglescliffe. “Then she just keeled over one Sunday afternoon and a scan at North Tees hospital confirmed she’d had a stroke.”
“She couldn’t talk or move her right side and she’s had to learn to read and write again and to walk and talk.”
Emily looks well but the road to recovery is a long one. She wears a splint and has been left with aphasia, a condition affecting speech, and undergoes intensive speech therapy and physiotherapy.
“She manages really well. It’s been devastating but she’s getting better,” said Carolyn.
Wednesday’s night event recognised 25 stroke survivors, carers and health professionals from around the region for their national award nominations and they received highly commended Life After Stroke Awards from Look North presenter Paul Mooney.
The Stroke Association’s Donna Stott said: “It’s a celebration of life after a stroke.”
The moving stories on the night were ones of positive and inspiring coping abilities following life-changing effects of a stroke.
It happens in an instant when the blood supply to the brain is cut off by a clot or bleed and around 152,000 disable adult and children in the UK every year.
The Stroke Association charity works with survivors, families and health professionals to help people make the best recovery they can and also funds research.
The youngster from Stockton was a special guest at the regional Life After Stroke Awards following her success at the recent national event in London.
Emily, now 13, bagged a special Courage Award at the Stroke Association event and, accompanied by proud mam Carolyn, she enjoyed a lavish ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Gateshead to honour other local stroke sufferers who have triumphed against the odds.
Determined Emily is still fighting her way back to health after her stroke in 2012 which was caused by a blockage in one of the vessels in her brain and hit her out of the blue.
“She was well,” said Carolyn from Eaglescliffe. “Then she just keeled over one Sunday afternoon and a scan at North Tees hospital confirmed she’d had a stroke.”
“She couldn’t talk or move her right side and she’s had to learn to read and write again and to walk and talk.”
Emily looks well but the road to recovery is a long one. She wears a splint and has been left with aphasia, a condition affecting speech, and undergoes intensive speech therapy and physiotherapy.
“She manages really well. It’s been devastating but she’s getting better,” said Carolyn.
Wednesday’s night event recognised 25 stroke survivors, carers and health professionals from around the region for their national award nominations and they received highly commended Life After Stroke Awards from Look North presenter Paul Mooney.
The Stroke Association’s Donna Stott said: “It’s a celebration of life after a stroke.”
The moving stories on the night were ones of positive and inspiring coping abilities following life-changing effects of a stroke.
It happens in an instant when the blood supply to the brain is cut off by a clot or bleed and around 152,000 disable adult and children in the UK every year.
The Stroke Association charity works with survivors, families and health professionals to help people make the best recovery they can and also funds research.
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