Journalist whose career was cut short by near-fatal stroke pens children's book called Quantum Queen

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She went from rubbing shoulders with royal wedding guests and Hollywood stars who’ve graced the red carpet, to reacquainting herself with the rudimentary skills of talking, walking, washing and feeding herself.Yet, at no time since her catastrophic stroke at the age of 41 has spirited Lanarkshire woman Siobhan McFadyen questioned: ‘Why me?’Although she knows that her rare medical condition will shorten her extraordinarily adventurous life, the former national newspaper journalist now lives with the knowledge that she may owe her survival to a till receipt for an M&S ready meal.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In hindsight, there had been red flags in the year prior to the severe stroke that would have killed her had it not been for the actions of a quick-thinking neighbour and a passer-by.While on holiday on Cyprus with her mum Helen and sister Margaret Mary in 2018, Siobhan found it difficult to construct her words – a sudden impairment she put down to too much sun.On her return to the UK, she consulted her GP, complaining that she felt she’d lost her hand-writing ability.“Between 2018 and 2019, I had some symptoms.

I was really confused. I didn’t know what was wrong with me,” explained Siobhan, who has worked as a journalist in New York City, in Australia and in the UAE.“I was getting dizzy