WHAT A DAY

World stroke day on Friday29th October turned into a very big thing much bigger thing than we all thought
When I was talking to Mike Morris a Cheshire governor, what seems so long ago about holding some event in Neurosupport when we had the meet the Walton centre governors back in June we spoke at length about what we could do aand after a few weeks iI haad thought that we comr do something about memory and movement but when I saw that it was world stroke day on 29th October it made me think that the event could be stroke and with the help of Maureen Kelly cheif exec of Neurosupport and Margaret Matthews along with Jeanette Lunt of the Stroke Association the day seemed poossible.
After talking to Deborah Morris of the Royal Liverpool hospital we all joined forces to promote and plan the day and the 1 in 6 was born
On the day we had the event opened byMaureen Walsh from radio Merseyside who gave us an insight to something that happened to her which was a small stroke but slightly more complex even the BBC turned up after filming a young couple were the husband had had a stroke while working away and was now recovered but wants to promote the condition so the BBC followed them fom home to Neurosupport filming parts of the day and also talking to the doctor who spoke about the effects of stroke the film was later shown that night .

Just a big thank you to everyone who turned up on the day and made ita big success

Alan Clark