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Catherine’s Story: I remember every moment when I had a brain haemorrhage

I’ve heard that some people can’t remember anything when they have a brain haemorrhage. But I remember every moment. When it happened, I...

Feb 254 min read

Mollie's Story: My Fight for Life After a Sudden Brain Rupture

On the night of October 9th, everything seemed ordinary. I was hanging out with friends, enjoying the usual conversations and laughter,...

Jan 143 min read

Real Life Stories: My 4-year-old daughter had a hemorrhagic stroke

2nd November 2019 was a normal Saturday morning in our household. I was cooking breakfast and my husband Josh and kids Aubrey (4) and...

Jun 19, 20245 min read

Real Life Stories: “I woke up in the hospital and my husband explained that I had sustained a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage”

“I have been lucky…… very, very lucky.” On Friday 22nd January 2010, in my late 40’s, I went to work as usual, a very long commute and...

Jun 14, 20245 min read

Real Life Stories: “Having a Brain Haemorrhage has changed everything about my life. I am now currently stuck in a limbo state and constantly wondering when it will happen again.”

“My story begins on the 30th October 2023. I had spent my day of with a colleague out shopping and got a new wardrobe in which I was...

Jun 4, 20244 min read

Real Life Stories: “Alex was 27 and had a glittering career in finance ahead of him when he passed away from a Brain Haemorrhage”

In January 2020, at just 27, Alex passed away from an unexpected Brain Haemorrhage. His mother, Judy, tells his story. Words by Judy...

Mar 3, 20244 min read

Real Life Stories: “Unfortunately, your mum is very, very poorly and it is unlikely she is going to survive.”

On 20th May 2011, Miles’ life, and that of his family, changed forever when his mum had a brain haemorrhage. This is his story. The...

Jan 14, 20244 min read

Real Life Stories: “I went to the hospital for a bad headache…”

Brian had a brain haemorrhage at 32; “ I only went to the hospital for a bad headache”, he told NKMT. But that bad headache turned out to...

Oct 9, 20232 min read

Real Life Stories: “Electrical stimulation helped me to swallow, eat, talk and move properly again after my Brain Haemorrhage.”

It all happened completely out the blue. I was always a pretty fit and healthy, I loved running regularly and running around after my...

Sep 18, 20232 min read

Real Life Stories: “I didn’t even think a stroke could happen to someone my age”

I had my hemorrhagic stroke at 23 due to a cerebral AVM that had formed an aneurysm and ruptured on October 30th, 2020. We didn't know...

Aug 31, 20233 min read

Real Life Stories: “I had a brain haemorrhage at 17”

I experienced my brain hemorrhage, otherwise referred to as a hemorrhagic stroke, when I was merely 17 years old. I’m only 18 now, but...

Jul 29, 20232 min read

Real Life Stories: “I was 51 when I had a brain haemorrhage due to high blood pressure"

“I was 51 when I experienced a significant brain haemorrhage caused by high blood pressure. " I was rushed to hospital where a scan...

Jul 19, 20231 min read

Real Life Stories: “I had a brain bleed during the birth of my daughter”.

"I had a brain bleed during the birth of my daughter, my first child, it was a total shock as I was a low risk healthy pregnancy. It's...