Look out for the bloke beside you and help save lives
Dan Preston was just 44 when he experienced two strokes in one night back in 2021, and more recently a smaller stroke in November 2024. And while the road to…
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Wildlife rescuer back in action after stroke
As a wildlife rescuer, Cathy Gilmore is used to nursing animals back to good health, but recently the tables turned. The animal lover from The Entrance credits her furry and…
Tyler pounds the pavement in honour of her Nan
A Central Coast high school student and her friends will be pounding the pavement this month, in honour of a much-loved member of the community. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Cossor is making…
Readers encouraged to start their year with a blood pressure check
Central Coast residents keen to make a healthy start to 2021 are being urged to have their blood pressure checked. Stroke Foundation Clinical Council Chair, Professor Bruce Campbell, said blood…
Natasha Seneviratne is a Stroke Foundation 2020 Stroke Awards finalist
Narara’s Natasha Seneviratne is a Stroke Foundation 2020 Stroke Awards finalist in the Fundraiser of the Year Award category. Natasha lost her father, Dennis Butters, to a stroke in 2019….
National volunteer of the year
The Stroke Foundation has named its national Volunteer of the Year Awardee as Woy Woy resident Ms Brenda Booth. Ms Booth said she was honoured just to be nominated. “It…