Mum woke up paralysed after suffering from a 'severe migraine'
13.09.2023 - 10:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum woke up with paralysis on one side of her body after suffering a stroke.
Alli Bate, from Warrington, was enjoying a meal with friends when she began experiencing a severe migraine. The 39-year-old said she went home to "sleep it off" but her condition rapidly deteriorated.
She was rushed to hospital on August 7 last year after which it was discovered she suffered from a haemorrhagic stroke. This occurs when blood from an artery suddenly bleeds into the brain and has a survival rate of around 10 per cent, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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Alli said: "My partner Olivia called for an ambulance and we found out I was having a stroke. I didn't have a clue what was going on as I was so out of it."
She said she began suffering from migraines more frequently before the stroke but these "masked" other symptoms. She didn't believe she could get a stroke at her age.
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She spent two weeks in intensive care and a further three months in hospital. Due to the paralysis on on side of her body, she has had to learn to walk again.
She said: "There was a point last year where I was considering not carrying on. It's the little things like getting myself dressed, not being able to work. For example, with only one hand I can't put my hair up, I can't go to the toilet by myself and put clothes on myself.
"You can't help but go to a dark place." Alli added: "I didn't want to fall into a hole and I look at what I can do rather than what I can't do. I refuse to let it get to me and I need to be there for my son Mason and my family."
Now, the mum-of-one wants to raise