World Stroke Day 2023 - 29th October

[KGB]

Dear All,

I have recently become aware that it is World Stroke Day on the 29th October 2023…

https://www.world-stroke.org/news-and-blog/news/world-stroke-day-2023-access-the-greaterthan-stroke-campaign-toolkit#:~:text=Starting%20on%201st%20of,alongside%20a%20stroke%20prevention%20message.

I have no idea what to do to promote this and if you click the link you will see they are trying to promote:

This year the World Stroke Day campaign is focused on stroke prevention, and we are leading with the hopeful message that by taking some key actions we can massively reduce our risk of stroke. Audiences are being encouraged to ‘take charge’ by getting informed about and taking steps to manage risks. Specific calls to action include: getting your blood pressure checked, having a health check, getting support to quit smoking and doing what you can to eat healthier and increase physical activity.

Which I think is great.

I’m not sure what to do to help promote this so I have tried to do what I can with my health restrictions and tell all my friends and family and email my football club West Ham’s accessibilty head, who I am friendly with, and say hey - claret and blue is purple - cmon lets get a big screen thing up at half time at our match on the 29th please saying ‘let’s be healthy and stop srrokes’ or something… If someone can pay £20 quid to pay for her son’s 7th bday to be shown on the big screen at half time I will happily pay that for World Stroke Day and I have said the same to Julie. But I doubt I will have to pay anything. She’s cool.

I have also asked my season ticket holder housemate JP to do the same at aston villa.

It’s only a few weeks away!!!

Hope this get’s around!!

Kieran

Oh and sorry of course for 2024:

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[KGB]

I quote @rups in 2021:

@Rups

I just wanted to highlight World Stroke Day, and thank everyone on this site for being so supportive, and inclusive. Recovery is a tough slog, and we’ve all had this thing called a stroke which has bookmarked a part of our lives, but we can rebuild a better brain, and this new chapter signifies us being special individuals with brave perspectives despite the anxiety and disconsolation that can surround apoplexy.

Our resilience has been stretched to the limit, but we’re not broken, we are survivors, we have survived. Our bodies and brain have deflected the blow, and as much as we’ve all suffered the injury from that, we will heal in time, notwithstanding a few residual symptoms we all must bear.

So, let’s metaphorically hold hands as one, and use our collective willpower to find courage in going forward, and enjoying our lives, and also appreciating the world we live in, as well as, being alive together with a common life scar that shows to others that we were struck but won the duel.

K

Thanks @Rups

And @bobbi in 2022

World Stroke Day 2022

Thanks @Bobbi

@Rups

So, let’s metaphorically hold hands as one, and use our collective willpower to find courage in going forward, and enjoying our lives, and also appreciating the world we live in, as well as, being alive together with a common life scar that shows to others that we were struck but won the duel.

I love this. Made me cry

[Mrs5K]

I usually advertise it on my Facebook page. I also did a story at work for Stroke awareness month back in May.

[Matthew1798]

Yes. Around 87% of strokes are ischemic (blood clots).

My mother had a hemorrhagic stroke caused by low platelets (very rare). Other causes of these strokes are severe high blood pressure, brain trauma, blood vessel disorders, severe migraines, etc.

Whilst both are types are strokes, there are differences between them in terms of recovery, effects, etc. Those with hemorrhagic strokes are more likely to have seizures, for example. There are no real big advantages to having one kind of stroke over another in the long-term. But brain bleeds are more deadly at the beginning if the bleed doesn’t stop.

Have a lovely weekend.

[Rups]

Diolch yn fawr, I really think that World Stroke Day should be observed on the same day as World Brain Day or, perhaps, the day after. In fact, both should be included in the Mental Health Awareness Week. There’s so much upstairs, that humanity sort of hangs in the balance of it, it would be splendid to see people talking about and acknowledging the old cerebral matter for a week in all the cultural ways we are capable of, whether it be telly, writing, music or art.