A pilgrim soul
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5 million people in the UK could be living with dangerously high blood pressure and have no idea.
Get your blood pressure checked out.
You can go to your local chemist for a test. You could avoid a stroke like what hit me.
And here’s some piano which is helping my recovery
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#OTD 1948. Harold Wilson emerges as a national figure as he announces his 'Bonfire of Controls' outlining how clothing rationing will be relaxed.
Rationing on suits, footwear, plastics and knitted bathing costumes abolished.
He admits that he “wishes” he could do more.
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Easy win for Louise Haigh today taking her first #PMQs as First Secretary.
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🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham says the Democratic landslide in the US midterms means the world now has an opportunity to end the Iran war
“That’s what the voters, in my view, are saying in the United States”
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Green councillor joins Labour after Zionism motion bbc.in/3WlUWvR
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A Green Party councillor in Leicester has defected to Labour - saying she no longer recognises the party under Zack Polanski.
Liz Sahu, who represents Castle ward, says the Greens adopting a “Zionism is Racism” motion was the “final straw”.
Delighted to hear that in my old Leicester South patch a Green Party cllr has today joined the Labour Party and will carry on her good work in Castle ward as a Labour Cllr.
Welcome to Labour Liz!
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Great to see @UniteEastMids members at Rolls Royce, Derby benefiting from the G’vnts decision to earmark £2,5bn of investment into the Company. Creating and supporting good, skilled Unionised job for the EastMids and beyond✊🏾👇🏾
Our Rolls-Royce Senior Reps and Regional Secretary @PPatelUnite met with the Prime Minister and Chancellor to talk about the positive impact that the £2.5billion investment, announced in the budget, will have for our members at the Derby site and other Rolls-Royce sites in the UK
💜what extraordinary bravery to talk her strokes like this. Full support to the amazing Tayshelice and her family.
Tayshelice Hewitt was just eight-years-old when her mother noticed she was unable to walk in a straight line.
She had suffered two silent strokes, linked to sickle cell disease.
Now aged 12, Tayshelice is working to raise awareness that young people can be affected by strokes, and an ice sculpture inspired by her brain has gone on display in London.
#stroke #health #sicklecell
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There is a life to be lived after stroke.
Hope is the Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson won my poll this week. Send me your poetry suggestions for next Sunday!
#stroke #strokerecovery
There is a life to be lived after stroke.
Hope is the Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson won my poll this week. Send me your poetry suggestions for next Sunday!
#stroke #strokerecovery
I think probably my all time favourite of Shakespeare’s sonnets. RIP Patrick Stewart. What an amazing, extraordinary actor. And a staunch Labour man who once campaigned for Labour in Eyres Monsell back in the 2004 Leicester South by election!
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Today is #WorldStrokeDay. Someone will have a strike every 5 mins.
I had one on New Year’s Day. My recovery has been helped by doing @LEGO_Group, piano and reciting poetry.
Vote for the poem you want me to do this Sunday.
And make sure you get your blood pressure checked.
There is a life to be lived after stroke. So please vote for this Sunday’s poem:
#stroke #strokerecovery
45%Hope - Emily Dickinson
19%The Orange - Wendy Cope
6%Leisure - WH Davies
30%Darkling Thrush - Hardy
98 votes • Final results Jonathan Ashworth retweeted
Today is World Stroke Day, a chance to raise awareness of stroke, share information and help more people understand where to find support.
Because information saves lives.
#WorldStrokeDay #InformationSavesLives #DifferentStrokes #StrokeAwareness
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South Sudan cannot afford a return to conflict. The UK supports @UNCHRSS’s call for urgent action to protect the fragile transition and urges leaders to choose inclusive dialogue and lasting peace.
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Every minute counts in a stroke. Know the signs, act fast and call emergency services right away!
Share and save this video. It could save a life.
Today is #WorldStrokeDay. Someone will have a strike every 5 mins.
I had one on New Year’s Day. My recovery has been helped by doing @LEGO_Group, piano and reciting poetry.
Vote for the poem you want me to do this Sunday.
And make sure you get your blood pressure checked.
There is a life to be lived after stroke. So please vote for this Sunday’s poem:
#stroke #strokerecovery
45%Hope - Emily Dickinson
19%The Orange - Wendy Cope
6%Leisure - WH Davies
30%Darkling Thrush - Hardy
98 votes • Final results Jonathan Ashworth retweeted
Every stroke journey is different. Your rehabilitation plan should be, too.
In this video, Ranj, Chair of Trustees at Different Strokes, shares an important message for people who are newly affected by stroke.
#DifferentStrokes #LifeAfterStroke #InformationSavesLives
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We asked people in the Different Strokes community: “What is one thing you wish you’d known about stroke and recovery?”
What do you wish you had known? You can share your answer in the comments or send us a message.
#LifeAfterStroke #DifferentStrokes #InformationSavesLives
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Thursday is #WorldStrokeDay.
You can lower your risk of stroke by:
🚭🍺 Avoiding tobacco & alcohol
🩺 Managing blood pressure, cholesterol & diabetes
🍎 Eating healthy foods
🚴 Staying active
More from @WHO: who.int/news-room/fact-sheet…
