Good morning. Just a quick reminder that we've got a catch up at 6 pm on Sunday. The link is in the calendar section. The aim is for us to check our blood pressure together, if you have a cuff (but not essential) and then to talk about one thing each of us is going to commit to doing over the coming month to reduce our stroke risk. I'll note down everyone's one thing and a month later we can check in and see how we got on before committing to a new month's action. This is how we're all going to drive down our stroke risk together and sort eachother.

Hi everyone, I'm 45 years old and had a stroke whilst having open heart surgery last year. Primarily my eyes are knackered and I find it difficult to read and my short term memory, concentration and thought processes are poor and bit jumbled. But I'm still here and breathing and I'm winning 😁. The most difficult thing about a stroke for me personally is how it's affected my mental health and changed my personality ( although there are flashes of the old me from time to time). I'm mad on Metal detecting,old stuff and was introduced to this community through Steve Rimmer who I play walking football with within a Parkinson's group. Great to be here,look forward to speaking with you all at some point. Be Lucky,Pete 👍