Coronation Street star Chris Fountain says 'life can change' in stroke update as he tells fans it's been 'weird'
12.08.2023 - 14:39
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Former Coronation Street star Chris Fountain has shared a moving message with his fans as he marked a year since suffering a stroke. The actor suffered a mini-stroke in August last year, aged 35, and spent five days in a London hospital after waking up at home unable to speak properly.
Chris, who played Tommy Duckworth in the ITV soap, opened up about his terrifying health scare in October 2022, recalling how he was left "speaking like a toddler" before doctors discovered he had suffered a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) – also known as a mini-stroke – after a blood clot lodged in his brain.
After several days of tests at a specialist stroke unit at the Royal London Hospital, medics determined the actor had a hole in his heart which had caused the blood clot to travel to his brain, triggering the stroke. Chris has since dedicated himself to raising awareness of the condition and often keeps his fans and followers updated on social media.
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And he has now taken to Instagram to reflect over the last 12 months since suffering the stroke. Sharing a snap of himself in a hospital bed, the former Hollyoaks star wrote: "1 year ago today. Life can change in an instant, I've had to make a lot of changes but things have gotten so much better. Be as positive as you can be, live life to the full and do not give up, no matter how hard things get."
He also filmed a short clip as he reflected on his progress over the year in which he said: "It's kind of been a weird thing to wrap my head around. Part of me is worrying thinking 'am I going to have another one today'. But then part of me is also super proud of how I've recovered. My speech is
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