Big Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@bigwelshdave) 's Twitter Profile
Big Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@bigwelshdave

Bearded welsh guy, rebuilding after a brain stem stroke in 2017.
petrol head, fisherman and VW fan.
Work for Stroke Association helping other stroke survivors

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Stroke Association (@thestrokeassoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Problems with short-term memory are very common after a stroke. But it can help to: Write things down ✍️ Repeat information ℹ️ Plan your day 📅 Use prompts ⏰ Picture things mentally 📷 Focus on features 🤓 Repeat information ♻️ To read more, visit: bit.ly/3v7qylr

Problems with short-term memory are very common after a stroke. But it can help to:

Write things down ✍️
Repeat information ℹ️
Plan your day 📅
Use prompts ⏰
Picture things mentally 📷
Focus on features 🤓
Repeat information ♻️

To read more, visit: bit.ly/3v7qylr
Stroke Assoc Wales (@strokewales) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our amazing team in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot are celebrating World Stroke Day next week at the Aberavon beach hotel. 🥳 Support coordinators Amanda and Dave alongside volunteer and Stroke Survivor Michael Pursey are talking all things stroke

Our amazing team in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot are celebrating World Stroke Day next week at the Aberavon beach hotel.  🥳
Support coordinators Amanda and Dave alongside volunteer and Stroke Survivor Michael Pursey are talking all things stroke
Donna Tipping (@donnatipping) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you were moved by Stroke Association's new TV ad, listen to the real stories behind the campaign and find out what happens next after the terrifying moment you wake up from stroke: hellorayo.co.uk/jazz-fm/statio… Lots more stories coming ahead of #WorldStrokeDay tomorrow, 29 Oct!

Big Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@bigwelshdave) 's Twitter Profile Photo

October 29th is world stroke day, id never have thought about having a stroke at 36 yrs old, now 7 yrs post stroke, im one of the lucky ones able to share their story to help others on their journey. #WorldStrokeDay #StrokeAwareness #strokesurvivor

October 29th is world stroke day, id never have thought about having a stroke at 36 yrs old, now 7 yrs post stroke, im one of the lucky ones able to share their story to help others on their journey. #WorldStrokeDay #StrokeAwareness #strokesurvivor
Connor lynes (@con_lynes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#WorldStrokeDay2024 my journey so far, 3 strokes, my first age just 14 I was told I wouldn't survive but here Iam age 24 and still not giving up ! #NeverGiveUp Stroke Association Child Brain Injury Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals HEYNHS #foreverthankful

Stroke Association (@thestrokeassoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our thoughts are with the family of Speech and Language Therapist, Carole Pound. Carole sadly died at the age of 66 after a long career helping people with communication difficulties, including stroke survivors, to regain language: theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Post Stroke (@poststrokeorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you #falling or losing your #balance after your #stroke? Here are 5 simple balance #exercises you can do daily to help prevent falls and improve your #confidence with walking. All you need is something sturdy to hold on to! youtu.be/jCeHG-kFAac

Are you #falling or losing your #balance after your #stroke? Here are 5 simple balance #exercises you can do daily to help prevent falls and improve your #confidence with walking. All you need is something sturdy to hold on to!

youtu.be/jCeHG-kFAac
Stroke Association (@thestrokeassoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Imagine... You show a sign of a stroke, call 999, and a paramedic arrives. But rather than be transported to the nearest CT or MRI scan to confirm a stroke, you give a saliva sample and a stroke is confirmed shortly after. That's the ambition for our funded research. 👇

Stroke Association (@thestrokeassoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Latest figures released by the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), show that in-hospital stroke care has not improved enough in the last 10 years. Thrombectomy, & basic care are still being delivered inconsistently across different regions. bit.ly/4fzKnKq

Post Stroke (@poststrokeorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While backslides and plateaus are a normal part of the stroke recovery process, permanently losing independence doesn’t have to be. I cover 4 things to avoid after a stroke to help you stay as independent as you can! youtu.be/ZLn3ySVovQY

While backslides and plateaus are a normal part of the stroke recovery process, permanently losing independence doesn’t have to be. I cover 4 things to avoid after a stroke to help you stay as independent as you can!

youtu.be/ZLn3ySVovQY
Big Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@bigwelshdave) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So today is my 8yr stroke anniversary, still progressing and getting stronger, however my brain an body do often give me a nudge to wind it in as I do too much #strokesurvivor #stroke