Unable to speak at all for the first three weeks, Andy was told by medics he was likely to only recover 15 per cent of his speech in the next two to four years
An inspirational man who beat the odds to overcome a “devastating” stroke is today embarking on a 90-mile hike as the UK marks Stroke Awareness Month.The brain bleed left the incredibly fit and healthy businessman with severe aphasia – a condition that meant he was unable to speak, write, count or make sense of words, dates and times.
The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages. Andy had suffered his stroke in his sleep. He and his wife, Linda Brown, had been in Killarney, Ireland, and, back home, he went to bed early thinking his weariness was the after-effects of too much Guinness.
“From the girl in the hygiene team who cleaned the room in the morning, who spoke to me every day and wasn’t bothered that I couldn’t speak back, or who I was before the stroke, to the nurses who sat with me through the night when I was having seizures and Facetimed my friends and family when I couldn’t remember how to use my phone; they were all unbelievable.
He continued: “When I spoke at that conference as a stroke survivor, that was the best moment of my life. I thought from here on in it’s about having a positive mindset.”
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