Deans' stroke musings: Campaign reveals the reality of Christmas after a stroke for thousands

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Monday, December 8, 2025

Campaign reveals the reality of Christmas after a stroke for thousands

This is precisely what a fucking failure of a stroke association would do! 'AWARENESS'; NOT SOLVING STROKE!

Campaign reveals the reality of Christmas after a stroke for thousands

EMOTIVE FILM: Actor Brian Cox is backing the Stroke Association's Christmas campaign

The Stroke Association has launched its Christmas campaign with a powerful film aimed at raising awareness of how a stroke can impact the festive season. ‘Still Christmas’ is narrated by a host of high-profile supporters, including Brian Cox, Alison Steadman, Jo Brand and Nish Kumar.

The charity’s new film features emotional home videos and photos shared by stroke survivors and their loved ones. They illustrate just how different Christmas becomes after a stroke and the vital need for support.

Stroke survivors can lose the ability to move, speak, see or swallow and it can also lead to personality changes and depression. The poignant film is a stark reminder that even on Christmas Day in the UK, another 240 people will wake up to the impact of a stroke.

KNOW THE SIGNS

To understand the challenges faced, the Stroke Association surveyed 1,000 stroke survivors about their experiences at this time of year. They found that almost a third feel they're a burden to their family and friends at Christmas.

Almost half of the survivors said they now feel negatively about Christmas time due to the effects of their stroke. Two thirds feel frustrated about not being able to do things they could before, from cooking Christmas dinner or decorating the tree to playing with their children or grandchildren.

“So many of us associate Christmas time with joy, being together with family and friends, and enjoying much-loved traditions. But for another 85,000 people in the UK, this year will be their first Christmas after a stroke, and those things we all take for granted are no longer the same,” said Juliet Bouverie OBE, chief executive of the Stroke Association.