Rebuilding stroke survivors’ lives starts with survival. And that starts with funding life-saving research, today.
We urgently need more research into bleeding in the brain - haemorrhagic stroke - which causes 1 in 10 strokes. Around a third of patients don’t survive longer than a month following a bleed in the brain.
Dr Adrian Parry-Jones is a stroke doctor and researcher. The good news is that researchers funded by the Stroke Association are testing a promising new emergency treatment for haemorrhagic stroke. Dr Parry-Jones says, "the treatment we’re ready to trial is an anti-inflammatory drug. We’re hoping it can reduce swelling in the critical hours after stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage, meaning more people will survive."
But that’s where the good news ends. Dr Parry-Jones’ project is one of many that had to stop due to the pandemic. Every day that research can’t continue is another day that a bleed in the brain could destroy someone’s life. Watch the video below to hear about Dr Parry-Jones’ research and how it helps stroke survivors like Ann.
If we don’t act now, future breakthroughs are at risk, and more lives will be destroyed by stroke.
Please donate today to help us continue life-saving stroke research and critical support services. Not only could we help more people survive, but we could also reduce the impact of stroke and give survivors like Ann a better chance of rebuilding their lives.
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