Amazing art by stroke group
The Stroke Association’s Angie MacLeod, seated centre, with Perth Speakability Group chair Brian Raine, front, and members during their exhibition at the Royal George Hotel A display of remarkable paintings by remarkable people was available to view in Perth recently.
Perth Speakability, a support group set up by people who have suffered from a stroke and brain-related communication difficulties, launched a weekend-long art exhibition at The Royal George Hotel on Tay Street on Friday last week.
Members put on the show of work done locally to support the Stroke Association’s annual awareness month, Make May Purple.
The month is all about communities across Scotland doing something purple to help raise awareness of stroke.
About a third of people who suffer a stroke are left with aphasia, a complex language and communication disorder resulting from damage to the language centres of the brain.
It can affect a person’s ability to speak, understand and read. Painting has been found to be a way of helping with the frustrations of this condition.
Perth Speakability provides a lifeline for those dealing with the aftermath of a brain related illness and meets monthly on a Friday in the AK Bell Library, from 2-4pm for social activities, mutual support and fun.