Stroke Association

A stroke is a brain attack. It can change your life in an instant.
Every five minutes, someone suffers their first stroke. Stroke does not discriminate – it can happen to anyone at any time of life.

For them and their loved ones, life will never be the same again. A stroke is a brain attack, which, tragically strikes without warning. It causes brain damage and can leave you paralysed, blind or unable to speak. It is also the UK’s third biggest killer.

The Stroke Association is the only UK charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages. The charity funds research into prevention, treatment, better methods of rehabilitation and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services which include a Communication Support Service, Family and Carer Support Service, information services, welfare grants, publications and leaflets. The Stroke Association also campaigns, educates and informs to increase knowledge of stroke at all levels of society acting as a voice for everyone affected by stroke.

Little of this would be possible without those who remember us in their Will.

For information on how legacies help us soften the blow of stroke, contact the Legacy Department on 020 7566 1505 or email legacy@stroke.org.uk