Friends of Deirdre O'Reilly Aim to Raise €200000 for Bandon Reporter

Friends of Deirdre O'Reilly aim to raise €200000 for Bandon reporter
CITY and county are united following the launch last week in Bandon and Cork of fundraising events for popular Evening Echo reporter Deirdre O'Reilly from Bandon, who suffered a stroke just before Christmas. … Paralysed on one side, she is so far … Read more on Southern Star Newspaper

'Dystonia didn't stop me becoming a writer'
… effects of a stroke. It's to do with nerves and muscles and how they react with each other. The messages that the brain is sending are distorted so your limbs don't work as they should." When Liz recovered, she found that after months of painful … Read more on Irish Independent

Focus on Stroke: East Ham stroke sufferer recalls the day he couldn't talk
On returning home he began to rebuild his life with the support of his family and started physiotherapy at the hospital. It took him six months to get the confidence to start walking. He also attended the hospital for his speech loss and it took him a … Read more on Newham Recorder