Health: What’s life like for stroke survivors?

In the biggest survey of its kind the Stroke Association is calling on all stroke survivors across the East of England to take part.

The Daily Life Survey was launched yesterday, Wednesday, and will run until December 1.

Stroke is the third biggest killer and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK affecting around 150,000 people every year. There are around 1.1 million people in the UK who have suffered a stroke.

Sara Payne, who campaigns to eradicate the abuse of children through the ‘Sarah’s Law’ campaign, suffered a stroke in 2009. She now supports The Stroke Association by helping to raise the awareness of the needs of stroke survivors.

She said: “By filling in the survey stroke survivors of today will be helping to shape better care for stroke survivors of the future.

“With the current financial squeeze and cuts to public services it is more important than ever for stroke survivors and their carers to get their voices heard and take part in the survey.”

The Daily Life Survey will help the Stroke Association understand how changes to public services like health, social care, benefits and housing are having an impact on the lives of people affected by stroke and their families.

Bev Reynolds of the The Stroke Association said: “More people are surviving their stroke, this means that more of us are living with the effects of stroke in our daily lives..”

“The Daily Life Survey will be an important tool in helping The Stroke Association to better understand the challenges stroke survivors face.”

A copy of the Daily Life Survey can be found at www.stroke.org.uk/dailylife, or you can call 0303 303 3100 to order a copy of the easy access version