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Angus had 2 TIAs in December 2009. The first time he briefly lost his speech, which he knew was a symptom of stroke; the second time, 2 days later, he lost vision in one eye, and did not realise till he went to his GP that it was connected.
Angus works as a fence erector for sports events. He is married with 3 adult children. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Geoff was in bed one morning when he felt sick and lost consciousness. His wife called for an ambulance and he was taken to hospital where he was admitted for 10 days. Although he has recovered, he still experiences some weakness in his right arm and hand, and has been left with some visual problems which now prevent him from driving.
Geoff is married and has three adult children. He is a retired bank employee. Ethnic Background; White British.
Martyn initially experienced a short episode of numbness and tingling in his arm which his doctor suspected was a small TIA, and was told to take aspirin. A few days later he experienced a further small TIA. Since that time he has had no further symptoms and feels that these two minor episodes have given him the opportunity to prevent anything more serious happening to him.
Martyn is married with two adult children. He is a retired head teacher. Ethnicity; White British.
Roger had a TIA/minor stroke in 2007 during which he felt disorientated and unable to coordinate his speech. He was unable to get a GP appointment on that day, but contacted NHS direct who advised him to seek medical attention so he made his own way to the emergency department of the nearest hospital, and was later admitted for further tests.
Roger is married and has one adult child. He works part time as a musician. Ethnic background; White British.
David came in from the garden and sat down to have a cup of tea but found he could not speak coherently and he was unable to make sense of things. His wife called for an ambulance and he was taken to hospital where a TIA was diagnosed. He stayed in hospital for two days but was then discharged, and has found it difficult to manage his feelings about what happened since that time.
David is married and lives with his wife Shirley. They have four adult children. He is a retired mini bus driver. Ethnic background; White British.
Ros was at the supermarket one day when she found herself feeling disorientated and unable to control the trolley. She felt faint and collapsed. An ambulance was called but Ros wanted to return home rather than be taken to hospital. She saw the GP the next day and was told she had had a mini stroke.
Ros is divorced and currently lives alone. She has two adult children and two grandchildren. She is a retired keep fit teacher. Ethnic background’ White British.
Ken went to see his GP because he was experiencing problems with his eyesight when he woke up in the mornings. He had put off going to the doctor for some time as he thought it was probably something trivial but he was sent for tests which confirmed that he had a series of TIA's. Since then he has also discovered that he has a heart condition which is now being treated.
Ken has been married for 50 years and cares for his wife who is disabled. He is a retired shop manager. Ethnic background; White British.
Rich was on his way to his car when he tripped. When he got into his car he found that he had no feeling in his left leg and arm. He contacted his daughter for help, and she called for ambulance. He was diagnosed with a mini stroke and admitted to hospital for several weeks. After several weeks he regained his mobility fully and has had no further episodes since then.
Rich is married and has two adult children aged 31 and 27. He retired from his career in sales and marketing after his mini stroke. Ethnic background’ White British.
Mike had a small episode one evening where he found himself unable to speak for a short while. As it was out of surgery hours he saw a locum GP who advised him to go home and see his doctor the next day, even though he had very high blood pressure. However, the next morning he had a more serious episode which was diagnosed as a stroke. He is fully recovered now, although he finds sometimes he has some short term memory loss, and is speech is slightly slurred at times.
Mike and Debbie married 10 years ago. He is a retired accountant and publisher. Ethnic background; White British.
