Stroke Stories Podcast Interview
This blog post is very different from previous ones. In July 2022 I was contacted by the Radio DJ Mark Goodier who himself is a stroke survivor. Mark asked if would like to be interviewed for his podcast Stroke Stories, to share my experience as a stroke survivor and how it impacted my life, my family and how society has not changed in the 30 years since having my own stroke at the age of just 30 years old. To listen in full to the podcast interview CLICK HERE
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