I had my stroke while on holiday in Tenerife in 2003. I didn’t know anything about it until I got to Harrogate Hospital three weeks later. I was in hospital for five months; I had six sessions of physio and speech four months after I got home but was left in a wheelchair.
In 2006, I paid for some private physiotherapy which was successful and led to rehabilitation at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leeds. I was an in-patient for two weeks.
I have been to St.Mary’s many times and can now get myself out of bed; I can also get washed and dressed and make my breakfasts at home. On good days I can leave my wheelchair in my bedroom and go to the kitchen to get my breakfast. I am able to go upstairs . In March I went to Tenerife by myself with Enable Holidays; I stayed in a hotel which I enjoyed immensely.
Janet Stuart
