Young Stroke Survivors

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Afternoon.

I am a 33yo which had a 1st dissection of my cerebellar artery 3 weeks ago… completely out the blue.
I then had a second one several days ago.

I am looking for young survivors to openly talk about there experiences and if local then be happy to get together and help eachother through.

I have 2 youngs kids, and am a Paramedic so my life has changed rather dramatically.

Look forward to hearing from you. X

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Hi @Hunter1 just wanted to let you know there is another site called Different Strokes https://differentstrokes.co.uk/ they are a charity for younger stroke survivors (under 65 I think) and they have a Facebook community I think you would benefit from. Not that you aren’t welcome here as well, but I hear where you are coming from :blush: I’ve never used it myself but have heard good things about it so you need to give it a try :smile:

There may also be some useful links within the Welcome post below
Welcome - what we wish we’d heard at the start

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Hi You might find this website useful :-

Different Strokes is a UK stroke charity providing a unique service to younger stroke survivors.

Hooethis is helpful.

Regards Sue

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@Hunter1 have a look at the Stroke Association support groups in your area too.

https://www.stroke.org.uk/finding-support/support-groups

I would also recommend the Different Strokes Facebook Community.

Best wishes

Ann

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@EmeraldEyes
@Susan_Jane
@Hunter1
Different Strokes accepted me even though they first insisted on establishing that I was just a wee bit above their age guideline. Good on them, I strongly disapprove of ageism.
They have similar Q&A postings but obvs in Facebook format. I would caution that they do seem to have a lot more rants than we have here. Quantity isn’t everything of course and I do feel that our rants are of a superior quality, often offering the opportunity for an appropriate comedic slapdown.

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