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Just days before her 51st birthday, Donna had two strokes. Thankfully, her Support Coordinator encouraged her to attend Stroke Association Groups.

Since the early 1990s, we’ve invested a significant amount of funds into research undertaken by stroke researchers at Scottish Universities. And much of this research has contributed towards real benefits for people affected by stroke.

With over 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK, and this number increasing, The Stroke Association plans to continue supporting research in stroke rehabilitation. We’ll also fund research into stroke emergency care and treatment, and prevention of stroke in stroke survivors to help them live the best life they can after stroke.

We believe in life after stroke and we actively campaign for better stroke care, working with politicians of all parties to ensure stroke remains high on the political agenda.

The Scottish Government has published a new vision for stroke services. We need to work together to make this vision a reality.

Dr Kieron South is investigating how inflammatory diseases like asthma might be linked to increased stroke risk in order to identify ways to prevent strokes in adults of every age.

Hear from stroke survivor challenges after a stroke, and how they are overcoming them. 

Dr Michael Stringeri s researching why some stroke survivors with small vessel disease go on to experience more brain damage than others.

Our news roundup is a monthly selection of news stories about stroke. These could be the latest medical research or the stories of stroke survivors.