Stroke survivor backs charity appeal after spending last Christmas in hospital
The 55-year-old computer engineer was left unable to write, type or use tools, but says the Stroke Association’s support gave him the hope he needed. “Before I had a stroke I had a very active lifestyle, I was running, swimming and cycling every week but then I couldn’t physically do anything which really has got me down," he said. “My stroke left me with right-sided weakness. My family were amazing, looking after me, helping me learn the things I needed to get me back to some resemblance of normality. "I went back to my childhood, with Lego, Meccano and jigsaw puzzles. All he...