All stroke affected and their family caregivers – click here to join our WhatsApp/Telegram Stroke Support Groups of other Stroke Warriors for sharing experiences and encouragement.
Click here for a small video collage of some of our group members’ actual experience when stroke happened to them. Please do watch to understand the importance of being aware and role of our groups.
About every two seconds someone suffers a stroke and about every six seconds someone dies from a stroke – regardless of age or gender !
Some recent data on Stroke:
- There are about 13.7 million new strokes each year . Globally, one in four people over age 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.
- Each year, almost 60% of all strokes occur in people under 70 years of age. Each year, about 8% of all strokes occur in people under 44 years of age.
- Stroke is leading cause of disability worldwide.
- 70 % or more of Strokes occur in lower and middle income countries including India.
And the survivors are either temporarily or permanently scarred by physical and/ or mental disabilities. Disabilities which take a severe toll not only on themselves but also on their immediate families as they struggle to provide love and care to their loved relatives in a scenario where even the Medical Fraternity has no clear cut answers sometimes. As said , Stroke is one of the BIGGEST disablers. Communication , Technological and Medical advances make it highly probable that a stroke victim will survive. Which in turn means a prolonged post stroke period of care . Care which involves the whole family. Which drains the whole family emotionally and financially – in a Country with NO Social Security System worth talking about.
Yet there IS Life and where there is life, there is HOPE !
Hence this Website.
We provide :
- Stroke Support Groups for sharing , supporting, cheering up and learning from each other.
- Information to raise Stroke Awareness amongst the general public so that incidents of stroke reduce and symptoms of onset of stroke are recognized earliest and correct treatment started within the ‘Golden Hours’. It is well known that simple life style changes could have prevented more than 80 % of strokes. Further, stroke is an emergency and treatment needs to be given immediately to reduce the risk of life long disability or even death ! In stroke, Time Lost is literally Brain Lost !
- Vitally important Encouragement for both the stroke affected as well as their families.
- Several Social Media Channels for stroke awareness and support where you can join in.
- Events such as Webinars, meetups, Seminars with Experts and whatever else our resources may permit – sometimes by just holding hands and being there .
- Information on Free services of use to help stroke survivors, their families and caregivers.
The Genesis of this Website is personal experiences. And focus here is on sharing such experiences as well as those of experts, gathering support , courage and hope thereby. It is a wholly voluntary effort and if you would like to join in, please do !
PLEASE NOTE : This is NOT a Medically Competent Website, no such claims are made neither should be construed. Even though medical practitioners as well as stroke survivors may be occasionally offering support and advice here ( as well as associated Channels such as WhatsApp, Telegram etc. ) based upon their assessment and/or experience no obligation and responsibility accrues either to them or to us as a consequence. This is all the more important as each stroke as well as stroke survivor is unique. Hence , please ALWAYS consult competent Medical Practitioners – including your own treating doctors and proceed after exercising your own due diligence. Most of all DO NOT give up .
Further, this Site is a Work in Progress. Anyways you can contribute – ideas, suggestions, information, assistance- is most welcome. Please use the form provided at the Contact Page or at the Help Us page for the purpose.
Hope above information was of use to you ! Please share with others as well to raise stroke awareness, thank you !
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If you have limited/No information about Stroke, its symptoms and consequences, we STRONGLY suggest you read at least one of the following before you leave this Website, as well as share the links with your friends and family. You may save someone from sudden death or being crippled for life !
* Be fast – Stroke Symptoms in English with Videos of Actual Strokes
* स्ट्रोक (आघात) – हिंदी में कुछ जानकारी
* स्ट्रोक-के-साधारण-लक्षण
* In Bengali – Be Fast – দ্রুত !
* In Gujarati – જ્યારે સ્ટ્રોક આવે ત્યારે BE FAST
* In Marathi – BE FAST स्ट्रोक होतो तेव्हा !
* In Odiya – ଷ୍ଟ୍ରୋକ: ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଅଥବା ଶାରୀରିକ/ମାନସିକ ଅସମର୍ଥ