Stroke Awareness Day 2009
Stroke Awareness Day 2009 took place on Tuesday 12th May.
The Stroke Association NI ran a number of events during this campaign to help raise awareness of stroke in Northern Ireland.
Events included blood pressure check events at the NI Assembly, Stormont and in Newcastle. Over 250 blood pressures were taken, including many MLA’s.
The Bangor Art Exhibition was also launched to showcase artwork and poems produced by stroke survivors, living with aphasia.
Every 5 minutes someone in the UK has a stroke