I remember opening my eyes. I assume this was the first time since I’d gone into theatre.
One of the nurses, who had fitted the catheter before surgery, was by my bed. I said her name. She said she’d wanted to be with me when I woke up because she saw how worried I’d looked. I don’t know if I thought it at the time, but this was a lovely thing to do.
Read More »After arriving at LGI (Leeds General Infirmary), everything happened very quickly.
I don’t remember what time it was when I arrived but I’ve been told it was about 3pm.
Read More »I arrived at Harrogate Hospital I think around 11.30am. My colleague had come with me in the ambulance and my partner was following.
I have some memory of what happened when I got there. Two of my colleagues were there and my partner.
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It’s 17th January 2020 – a date it turns out I’ll never forget.
I woke up around 7.30am (normal for a Friday). I was teaching at 9am. I remember having a slight headache but didn’t think anything of it as I’d had a few sneaky headaches over the last month or so. I got ready to teach, putting on some of my fav Sweaty Betty leggings. I had my breakfast smoothie like I did every morning and shortly afterwards left for work.
Read More »My name is Caroline. I’m 37 years old and I had a stroke on 17th January 2020.
I suffered a major traumatic experience and I had no idea it was about to happen.
I have started this blog to share my story, experience & recovery. I hope to share this with people who have been through the same or similar to me, who may be able to relate to my experience. I also hope to share with people who may learn something from my story.
The 3 main types of stroke are: –
I suffered 2 transient ischemic attacks about an hour apart from each other before having an Ischemic stroke (loss of blood flow) about 4 hours after the first TIA.
Chatty Caz 