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Portrait: Aditi

I was diagnosed with Meningitis Brain Tuberculosis in November 2020 that resulted in a brain infection and stroke which hampered my vision, my comprehension and the worst: my 30 years of memory.

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Portrait: Georgie

In her early 20s, with no prior symptoms Georgie's stroke came as a huge shock and reminder that you never know what is around the corner.

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Portrait: Esther

Aged 32, nothing suggested that I would wake up one day with such an event that turns one's life upside down in a second.

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Portrait: Sheila image

Portrait: Sheila

Sheila had a brain hemorrhage following brain surgery to take out a vascular tumor or cavernoma. Her story provides reassuring advice to those who may have gone through a similar experience.

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Portrait: Shan Shan

Shan Shan relates some of the challenges she experienced as a health professional recovering from a traumatic brain injury.

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Portrait: Niamh

On 29 April 2021, I experienced a sharp and severe onset of a headache. It was the worst pain I have felt but having not been affected by headaches I thought that it was a migraine.

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Portrait: Laura

I was 32 years old when I had my strokes. I was diagnosed with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, or APS, which caused my blood to clot. The clot ended up in the right hemisphere of my brain, causing both strokes.

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Portrait: Suszanne

Suszanne has advocated for more support to be available during brain injury recovery and is now fighting for better care of other patients.

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