who has also suffered a stroke herself in the past is passionate about raising awareness about brain-ageing diseases that disproportionally affect women.She said at a 2019 benefit: ‘This is why I do it: My mother had a stroke.
My grandmother had a stroke. I had a massive stroke — and a nine-day brain bleed.’The actress has been open about the extent of damage done by the stroke, previously revealing that she had to learn to read and write again.Sharon revealed to Radio Times: ‘In 2001, I had a stroke and a nine-day brain haemorrhage that changed my life forever.
I had a five per cent chance of surviving.‘When I came home after the stroke, I could barely walk. My hip was unstable. I couldn’t see out of my left eye and I couldn’t hear out of.
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