
Fiona Bardon
@fionabardon_
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Young Stroke Survivor 🧠
Advocate for better services and supports for stroke survivors in Ireland 💪
Primary School Teacher 👩🏻🏫 Lower Pay Scale
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27-09-2022 14:23:37
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Great article in TheJournal.ie by Rosie Mangan highlighting the need for better,well resourced & patient focused services for people who sustain acquired brain injuries in Ire. thejournal.ie/readme/brain-i… #righttorehab #stroke #braininjury Acquired Brain Injury Ireland HSE Ireland Stephen Donnelly


Thank you Stroke Stories for inviting me onto their podcast to discuss my #stroke I really appreciate the opportunity to talk about my experience, ongoing #recoveryjourney & highlight the brilliant services provided by Irish Heart Foundation among others. #youngstrokesurvivor #blessed

Thank you Pat Kenny Newstalk for inviting myself & Joe Harbison on his show to talk about signs of stroke, how vital it is to get help early, my stroke recovery, importance of checking blood pressure & info on preventing stroke. #ActFAST Irish Heart Foundation #youngstrokesurvivor #stroke

The free course Living Well is being run online again by HSE Ireland this year. I cannot recommend it enough...covers topics like importance of routine, setting goals, looks at your routine, promotes a healthy diet, exercise tips, managing medication. #livingwell #HSE #support


The Irish Heart Foundation are looking for volunteers in the following roles to help support our members. If you are interested, we would love to hear from you! Email [email protected]. ❤️


I had the honour today of speaking at Stroke Europe Members Meeting in Rome explaining my #LifeAfterStroke journey + the massive impact Irish Heart Foundation has made on my recovery. It was brilliant to meet so many amazing people from other stroke support services across Europe.

I'm delighted to be included in this Discussing Disability talk next Thurs, 12th Oct. There's a great variety of speakers on the panel who I'm excited to meet. It's a free event, the link is below to book tickets! Psychological Society of Ireland Irish Heart Foundation #Disability #stroke #freeevent

Very proud of my fellow #strokesurvivor & #ihfpatientchampion classmate for sharing her story in numerous newspapers 💖 Meaghan has worked extremely hard on her recovery & is now speaking about her experience to advocate for supports for other #stroke patients Irish Heart Foundation


Join our expert panel of Prof Edward Gregg, Prof Patricia Kearney Prof Trish Kearney & Fiona Bardon in a webinar to discuss chronic disease in Ireland: how to achieve better outcomes. 📆12.00-1.30pm 14 March Register: rcsi.com/dublin/news-an… Moderator: Dr Dr Ronan Glynn


At National Conference on Stroke Chris Macey spoke re. c.600,000 people in Ire affected by #HeartDisease & #stroke IHF's patient support services cost €1.2m annually, Irish Heart Foundation receives only €130,000 in State Funding for #StrokeSurvivors & #HeartPatients 😱 Department of Health



Thank you Michael Moynihan TD for giving us #strokesurvivors and #heartpatients and service users of Irish Heart Foundation the opportunity to meet with you and discuss issues that people with both #visibledisabilities and #invisibledisabilities face on an ongoing basis.

Thank you for inviting me to speak at the HSE Joint Nursing&ESD Conference in Athlone yesterday. It was brilliant to hear the research to date&plans for much needed support for future #stroke survivors Irish Heart Foundation Ciara Breen Fiona Connaughton Geraldine O'Callaghan Prof. Ronan Collins Frances Horgan


I'm running Irish Life Dublin Marathon on Sunday for Irish Heart Foundation who have provided endless support to me since my #stroke 5years ago. IHF's services are vital for #strokesurvivors #heartpatients our families & carers. If any of you would like to donate pls click: eventmaster.ie/fundraising/pa…


For those of you with a vote in the NUI ballot in the upcoming #Seanad25 elections, please consider voting for Prof. Ronan Collins He works as a #stroke physician and geriatrician. He is running as an independent candidate, who is advocating for An Age-Friendly Future for All
