In this edition, hear inspirational stories of younger people affected by stroke - like Cailin who had a stroke before she was born. We also have tips to help you with drop foot and financial advice with a focus on Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
In this issue, we celebrate our Life After Stroke Award winners - inspirational people like Charlotte who made an incredible recovery after a stroke at the age of seven. We also take a look at our campaign report, Feeling overwhelmed, which focuses on the emotional impact of stroke and outlines our work to make sure people get the right assessment and support.
Calling all speech and language therapists who see people with progressive aphasia to support new research into speech and language therapy practices for this group.
Published in the online journal PLOS One, a new study looks at the potential benefits of a virtual reality tool for aphasia called EVA Park. The study was funded by the Stroke Association.
The 2016 meeting of the International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference will take place in London at City, University of London from the 14th – 16th December 2016. Find out more about the exciting aphasia research being presented, including research funded by the Stroke Association.
Physiotherapist James Benson talks about why the UK Stroke Forum Conference is such an important event for physiotherapists.
As the funding partnership for our Life after Stroke Grants has now come to an end, unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer these means-tested grants.
This book tells you what care should be provided after stroke. It is written for people affected by stroke and their carers. It's a short version of the detailed National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (5th edition).