Oxford University Health Trust (OUHT) has told the Stroke Association that funding for the support service will end on 30 June. The charity has urged them to continue to fund it, at least temporarily until the Trust’s own review into how stroke survivors should be supported is concluded. Meanwhile, a long-running service specifically for stroke survivors with communication difficulties will continue, but that service does not support stroke survivors with the many other physical, emotional and practical difficulties they face.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Banbury Guardian, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Carl, 53,said the Stroke Association had been “a beacon of hope” after his stroke. “Having a stroke was, for me, catastrophic,” said Carl.
“Overnight, my life changed forever. I have had three strokes, my last being in October last year. I have been left with low mood, memory problems, anxiety, and a degree of mobility problems.
“The possibility that the support I received from the Stroke Association may be ending, fills me with a great deal of worry and trepidation - not just for myself but other people in need too. “I can honestly say that without help from the Stroke Association, I wouldn't be able to go out, socialise or anything like that if I didn't have their support. Advertisement Advertisement "The Stroke Association has been a beacon of hope, helping me, my family & my work.
