Following the COVID vaccination I suffered some very rare side effects, including paralysis of the right hand side from the shoulder down.  I am now left weak in the right hand side and walking with a stick. It feels like my body is in two halves one side feels normal and the other is not me at all.  Without my stick my leg gives way and I am prone to dropping things and don't have the upper body strength in that side to do the things I used to.  I am under the stroke team who so far believe it to be a functional stroke as a result of the vaccination. The treatment and recovery is the same, much relying on positive outlook and hope for the future.  I have not had a neurological stroke but the physical and emotional impact is very similar and distressing.  This charity helps Stroke survivors regain themselves through exercise a key to wellbeing and positivity within recovery.  I never understood fully the impact a stroke had on someones life but i do now.   In November I am going to give up some of the things I like as I am not physically able to do a practical/physical challenge yet.  The things I will abstain from are alcohol, crisps, biscuits and the hardest one for me CHEESE - I have that in everything and eat it every day so that will be a real challenge.  Please donate to help support this little known charity - Thank you  

A Stroke of Luck was founded by a Stroke Survivor who knows what it is like to live in a world post-stroke.We have been established to provide stroke survivors with the opportunity to access Experts' services to aid their recovery and rehabilitation. We aim to enable stroke survivors to become socially mobile by improving their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.No survivor should be thinking "what next?". At A Stroke of Luck, we provide a pathway to a happier future through engaging survivors in becoming as active as possible.