Gran knew stroke from hubby plight
A GRANDMOTHER recognised she was having a stroke because she had watched her husband have one three years earlier.
Nancy Barron’s stroke caused aphasia, leaving her unable to speak, read or write.
But because of the help given to her by Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, she has now found her voice and is able to do her daily crosswords once more.
Nancy, 64, of Perth, had a stroke 10 months ago. She had returned home from a dinner to celebrate her husband Kevin’s birthday when she collapsed.
She had nodded off while watching TV and decided it was time for bed but when she tried to stand to brush her teeth, her legs gave way.
She realised she was having a stroke after witnessing her husband
SUPPORT Nancy and Chris suffer one in 2019. Nancy said: “I knew nothing about strokes until Kevin had his three years ago.
“He was much more affected than I was and was in hospital for seven weeks. I was with him the morning it happened, so thankfully I had some idea of what a stroke looks like.
“The paramedics took me straight to the stroke unit at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
“A scan showed a clot on my brain, so they gave me thrombolysis to break the clot down.
“I feel very lucky that all I have been left with is aphasia. Kevin had to learn to walk again after his stroke.”
Nancy was transferred to Perth Royal Infirmary and spent two weeks on the same ward where Kevin was treated.