Whilst stood on stage hosting an event, I suffered a major brain haemorrhage that left me with a full left-sided paralysis causing instant physical disability and mental health challenges (15th May 2017).

I was hospitalised for 7 weeks receiving full rehabilitation treatment before being discharged to continue my recovery journey with support of family, friends, physios, doctors, dietitians and phycologists to rebuild not only my body functionality but also an independent and manageable life.

I am very lucky to be alive and to gain so much love and support as a young stroke survivor however the road to recovery is extremely difficult even for even someone like me who has the support and resources available to rebuild a second chance at life. I now can walk, talk and drive that makes me very happy and thankful.

Information from the Stroke Association gave me guidance and reassurance which led me to gain knowledge and develop my own coping mechanisms to regain confidence and build mental focus through re-learning and developing a positive mind-set. It's amazing what you can achieve when you realise that you have a life, make the most of it!

Every stroke is different and we are all programmed differently so retraining the brain into learning how to use your muscles is just the start of a long and frustrating process. However I believe that your mental focus is essential to achieving the best chance of rehabilitation or success no matter how old, weak or sad you think you are.

I now share my experience to support people who may have similar challenges, and also to spread my knowledge, provide guidance, offer reassurance to anyone on how to develop a focused, positive mindset to achieve their goals.

"My aim now is to raise awareness of work-related stress to help reduce the increasing number of strokes, brain related problems and mental health cases each year in the UK. I provide insightful and motivational talks to senior corporate executives from some of the world's largest organisations who have a key influence to communicate awareness to millions of their employees."

"If I manage to prevent just one stroke or serious health problem for someone, it would have been worth it!"

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