On Thursday it’s World Stroke Day. This year the Stroke Association have worked in partnership with Stream Media Group on a documentary commissioned by Channel 4.
Trauma: My Broken Brain which airs tonight at 10pm, follows three young adults through the fight of their lives after a life-threatening stroke.
If you are going to be tuning in, there is a Trigger warning: this documentary contains strong language, images, video and topics that some viewers may find difficult to watch. If you need support, please reach out to people in your support circle, and don’t forget that includes here, this community is always here for support! You can also call our dedicated Stroke Support Helpline: 0303 3033 100
If you’d like to see a trailer you can watch this below.
Young people and stroke
If you’re a young person that’s had a stroke, don’t forget you can sign up to Young People Connect through our Online Activities where you can meet others of a similar age and share your experiences. We have recently updated our webpage specifically for young people, which we hope will be helpful to young people who have strokes.
We’d love to hear your thoughts if you decide to watch.
Watched 30mins of the first one just now, all i can say is WOW! Brilliantly put together, definitely a challenging watch for a lot of us, but so important to see on mainstream TV.
Well done to Stream Media and the Stroke Association on putting this together, I’ve told my family and friends network all about it. It really does highlight too, the impact on loved ones and friends, brings it home how wide the effects are felt. I’ve shed a few years already, probably quite a a few more to come
I have seen episode 1 & hopefully see 2nd one tonight.
Found it very thought provoking & shed some tears especially for the guy who wants to get back to dancing. Sorry his name escapes me.
Watching Saskia reminded me of some of my early days and not being able to do something and speak at same time. I remember trying to move & speak at same time & if I spoke my feet wouldn’t move & if feet moved I couldn’t speak.
