Emily was just 17 when a brain haemorrhage left her paralysed and unable to speak. “We were told that Emily would never be able to stand, walk, initiate movement or conversation,” says her mother, Marie. “Three months into her recovery, we were recommended a place she could go to pass away peacefully.”
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When Jonty went into hospital for routine rotator cuff surgery, he expected to be home very soon afterwards. In fact, he didn’t leave hospital for 84 days as he suffered a spinal stroke during his operation leaving him with three paralysed limbs.
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A split second changed Tony’s life when he collapsed at the top of his stairs and fell down headfirst, breaking his neck. Blue lighted to Royal Stoke Hospital, he underwent a seven-hour operation and was put into an induced coma for three weeks. When he came round, it was to a new reality as a full-time wheelchair user.
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Despite wearing protective gear, a severe break in her neck resulted in damage to her spinal cord, requiring emergency surgery and an extended period in a coma.
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Following a tragic car accident aged 4, Abby, from Israel, was left with a spinal cord injury (SCI) that meant she lost the use of her legs, bladder and bowel function. Her rehab programme at Neurokinex, combined with her positive and tenacious attitude, has seen her defy the odds and regain mobility, independence and the use of her lower body.
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Every year, thousands of individuals face the life-altering consequences of a stroke, leaving them with physical, emotional and cognitive challenges. The road to recovery after a stroke is challenging and access to effective neurorehabilitation is crucial for maximising people’s potential.
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When someone experiences a spinal cord injury (SCI), their life turns up upside down. In the first few days, weeks and months following their injury, lifesaving and lifechanging surgery and early-stage rehabilitation are managed within a hospital setting. Once stable and able to manage outside the confines of this controlled clinical setting, patients are discharged home and back into their community. And this is when the adjustment to ‘real life’ takes place as they learn to navigate everyday life with a spinal cord injury.
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Paralysis is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people around the world, both young and old. Aside from the obvious challenges of reduced mobility, physical inactivity due to paralysis can lead to a cascade of secondary complications. The good news is that there’s a ray of hope in the form of activity-based rehabilitation.
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Yasmin was diagnosed with cancer when she was just a few months old. As a result, and at the age of just one, her mother was told that Yasmin had also suffered a spinal cord injury. She was also warned that Yasmin had less than a 5% chance of survival and would be unable to use or feel her body below the waist for the rest of her life.
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Rob defies his paralysis to qualify as a solicitor with Osborne Clarke
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