Martin Stephen was in a high profile job and at the peak of his career when, without warning, he found himself in a hospital bed unable to walk, see properly or write, and devoid of feeling on the left side of his body. The Diary of a Stroke is the revealing and inspirational story of Martin's battle to recover from a crippling illness as, stubbornly refusing to accept his disability, he pursues a long but resolute path to rehabilitation.
This humourous and perceptive stroke diary will make uncomfortable but necessary reading for many in the NHS, as he frankly condemns aspects of his treatment. The Stroke Association estimates that 150,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke each year, with 70,000 of these cases ending in fatalities. Written in anger for the thousands of stroke victims who have failed to make a full recovery. Martin Stephen makes a powerful and moving case for reform in the treatment of stroke patients.
The Diary of a Stroke is an important resource for stroke victims and their families demonstrating how the support of loved ones and dogged determination can lead to a meaningful recovery.
"My purpose in writing this book, which is rather different from any of the other nineteen books I have written or edited, this the hope that it might save someone a little bit of the hell I and my family went through, and give them some inspiration."
Martin Stephen
This humourous and perceptive stroke diary will make uncomfortable but necessary reading for many in the NHS, as he frankly condemns aspects of his treatment. The Stroke Association estimates that 150,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke each year, with 70,000 of these cases ending in fatalities. Written in anger for the thousands of stroke victims who have failed to make a full recovery. Martin Stephen makes a powerful and moving case for reform in the treatment of stroke patients.
The Diary of a Stroke is an important resource for stroke victims and their families demonstrating how the support of loved ones and dogged determination can lead to a meaningful recovery.
"My purpose in writing this book, which is rather different from any of the other nineteen books I have written or edited, this the hope that it might save someone a little bit of the hell I and my family went through, and give them some inspiration."
Martin Stephen
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