All Survivor Stories

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The first head injury I received was an earth-shattering experience.

In mid-late 2021, 20-year-old Julia became critically ill.