Woman who had a stroke at 20 calls for more support for younger people like her
"The pain was horrendous it was unlike anything I'd experienced before" she said.She said the out-of-hours GP sent her home with painkillers, saying it was a hangover.After starting university in London, Nia Phillips completed another degree and graduated from Cardiff University
A scan revealed she had suffered a blood clot on her brain and faced the possibility of months, if not years, of recovery."I felt angry and frustrated at what had happened to me. My friends of the same age were still able to go out and do the things people in their 20s do but, suddenly, I couldn't."Nia Phillips was a university student in London at the time of her stroke
"I can't help but feel that if this had happened to me in my 70s there would have been a lot more help available. Regarding support for young people, it feels like there is next to nothing." "There are many urgent and unique challenges faced by younger stroke survivors and isolation is often overlooked.""It would have helped to receive a little information about support groups specifically for younger people," said Nia Phillips
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