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I’m taking part in Stride4Stroke to help prevent, treat and beat stroke!
In 2003, our beautiful Dad suffered a
devastating stroke that was meant to leave him without speech, mobility or the
capacity to ever work again.
Dad now lives
with aphasia as a direct result of his stroke. Aphasia is a complex language and communication disorder
resulting from damage to the language centres of the brain. Against all
odds, Dad persevered and through tenacious determination and hard work,
regained his mobility and speech and has been working ever since (non-stop – he
absolutely loves it!) Safe to say, we’ve never seen anyone fight so hard and
without a word of complaint to get back all that he did.
Stroke is one of
Australia’s biggest killers and a leading cause of disability. We’re lucky in
our giant family that Dad had endless love, support and care on his road to
recovery. Many others aren’t so.
Dad’s stroke
irrevocably changed his life and in turn, ours too. More than ever, we have
come to appreciate the fragility of life, find joy in the smallest of things
and to always practice the power of positive thinking, just as Dad taught us.
Our Dad’s
brilliant brain is now enduring another massive battle following his brain
cancer diagnosis. But, we know that fighting stroke means the world to him and
so we’re committed to raising much needed funds to change the dire statistics
that surround stroke in Australia.
This November, the Williams family are taking part in Stride4Stroke to raise vital funds and awareness
for Stroke Foundation. Should you be so inclined or have the
capacity to support, we’d be very grateful for any donation that will benefit
all Australians impacted by stroke.
Yours in
gratitude, team PAW and Associates (aka the Williams family).
Xo