A Stroke of Luck

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Craig’s Story

It was the act of blinking my eyes at 6am on 28th April 2018 that I first realised I was not in a good way. The overwhelming feeling of the room spinning uncontrollably, yet in darkness as my vision had exited stage left, resulted in a feeling of dread and fear. Little did I realise that at the age of 39 I was in mid-Ischemic Stroke and that life was about to change forever.

I suffered a stroke that Saturday morning whilst in bed. Panic set in when I tried to stand up and my legs gave way. Something was obviously not quite right! I made it to the bathroom, helped there by my wife, where hours of constant vomiting ensued, sandwiched between deep sleep and the room moving in all directions at the speed akin to Usain Bolt.

I finally admitted to myself that this predicament wasn’t one where a typical bloke response would suffice and a trip to seek medical help was required. I was duly admitted to Arrowe Park hospital for CT and MRI scans. With friends and family by my side, we awaited the doctor’s diagnosis and after an interminable wait the verdict was delivered: significant damage to the right side of the brain due to an Ischemic Stroke. In addition, further scans have shown that I has a dissection of his vertebral artery which requires the specialist care of the Neurosurgeons at the Walton Centre.

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