What is the most valuable piece of advice that you have been given since your stroke?

Hi Duncan, I am impressed with your resilience and determination to recover and improve. I would really like to be part of any trial you have for a wearable device that alerts people that they may be suffering a stroke. My 94 year old mum has had 2 strokes, my dad died at 40 yrs after swimming 30 laps of the Olympic pool. 2 uncles have died of sudden strokes. I suffer from Epilepsy (Grand Mal seizures). I am 69 years and acutely aware that myself or my husband may suffer a sudden unpredictable stroke. We were keen top-level Squash players but as the game was taking it's toll of our world-weary bodies, we now play table tennis, jog and swim. Before retiring I was a Physio and Workplace Trainer. The Epilepsy foundation have the Empatica E4 wristband which is suppose to detect the onset of seizures. Please consider me for your trial.

Start Rehab Early. "We need to plan the rehabilitation process right away and get patients started as soon as is medically safe."