I had a stroke at 13 that left my face paralysed but doctors thought it was just a migraine

Well, just more proof that young adults really need to have all the classical signs of stroke. These courage and bravery awards are just signs that your doctors are failing at getting you 100% recovered. 

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I had a stroke at 13 that left my face paralysed but doctors thought it was just a migraine

ELIZABETH Kiss was getting ready for her cousin’s wedding when she suffered a devastating stroke which left her with physical disabilities and completely changed her personality.

On July 19 2014, the 13-year-old, from Ingatestone, Essex, was struck with a blinding headache and ran into the sitting room where her mum was ironing, before collapsing.

After being rushed to hospital, scans revealed that she had a clot in her brain which had caused a stroke.
Four years on, the teenager has been given a courage award for her bravery and determination to recover.

The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Child Courage Award was presented to Elizabeth last night by Casualty actors Chelsea Halfpenny and Cath Shipton at a ceremony at the Landmark hotel in London.
Here Elizabeth, now 17, shares her incredible recovery story with Fabulous Digital…

MY stroke came as a total shock to everyone because I was a normal healthy kid.
A close family friend had recently had a stroke at the age of 51 and we thought that was young.
Even when I arrived at hospital I wasn’t immediately treated for stroke because they thought I was having a migraine.
Once they realised what had happened, the doctors were reluctant to operate because of my age. However they eventually performed emergency surgery to try and remove the clot - which was unsuccessful.

Luckily I’d started to improve and was brought out of intensive care. And that’s when things got really hard.
The stroke had left me paralysed, and I was unable to sit up or roll over in bed.
I was told that I’d need months of intensive therapy before I could do even simple tasks which totally overwhelmed me.
But I was so determined to get well that in just three weeks I was able to stand up.

I burst into tears because I knew what an important milestone it was.
I’m naturally a really competitive person and I think that got me through those dark days. Giving up wasn’t an option.
I had months of occupational therapy and physiotherapy and needed a lot of time off school which I hated.
I felt as though I was missing out on my life and I lost friends - because I was suddenly so different.