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‘I had a stroke at 42 – it’s changed family life forever’
Volunteer Voices – 24 October 2024
As part of our Volunteer Voices series, the Green family describe what it’s like to deal with a midlife stroke – and why it’s motivating them to support Our Future Health
Just three years ago, life for the Green family looked very different from how it is today.
Kate was a key member of the community and a keen runner.
At weekends she’d go for long walks in the woods with her son, Stanley, and her husband, Adam.
“Me and Mum would play in the garden all the time, she was great on the trampoline, she’d dress up with me too and we did park run every Saturday,” recalls Stanley, aged 9.
But that all changed in December 2021, when Kate, aged 44, had a catastrophic stroke.
It was an experience that would change family life forever.
It’s why Adam, 47, signed up at the Our Future Health clinic in Sheffield, wanting to support researchers discover more abo
