Episodes

  • Doctor interviews patient on treatment that saved his life

    Doctor interviews patient on treatment that saved his life
    Jun 19 2023

    In this very special episode, host Andrew was very lucky to be joined once again by thrombectomy expert and friend of SR Times Dr Sanjeev Nayak and former patient of Dr Nayaks, stroke survivor Peter Hooper. 


    Sanjeev and Peter lead this episode as they discuss thrombectomy and how it saved Peter’s life, having a stroke during the peak of the covid pandemic and partaking in stroke research. You’ll hear more from Andrew towards the end of the episode as he talks to Peter about his rehabilitation post stroke and how he was able to do it through the pandemic.


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    50 mins
  • DMT as a stroke treatment?

    DMT as a stroke treatment?
    May 2 2023

    DMT (N.N-Dimethyltryptamine) is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug which naturally occurs in plant species such as Psychotria viridis or Chacruna. It can also be made in a laboratory.


    We speak with Algernon Pharmaceuticals CEO, Christopher J. Moreau, on how they are trialling DMT as a treatment for stroke.


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    26 mins
  • My survivor story, stroke at 33

    My survivor story, stroke at 33
    Feb 14 2023
    Andrew Deakin was just 33-years-old and his wife was also pregnant when he had a stroke, here he shares his story on the night his stroke happened and the battles he overcame during his recovery with host Andrew.

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    23 mins
  • Becoming involved in Stroke Rehabilitation

    Becoming involved in Stroke Rehabilitation
    Jan 31 2023

    On this episode of the SR Times Podcast we speak with Kieron Franklin of JK House. He tells us his story of leaving the army and becoming involved with stroke rehabilitation.


    https://jkhousetrainingcentre.co.uk/


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    21 mins
  • How do stories benefit stroke survivors?

    How do stories benefit stroke survivors?
    Jan 10 2023
    To start season 2 of the SR Times Podcast off we speak with Nirjay Mahindru, CEO of InterAct Stroke Support on the services they offer to stroke survivors.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 6 - GripAble

    Episode 6 - GripAble
    Dec 6 2022
    To wrap up season 1, we talk with Lauren Edwards, Specialist Occupational Therapist and Bilal Sheikh Physiotherapist, who are both part of the GripAble team. We discuss what GripAble is and how it works, what support a GripAble user receives and much more.

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    40 mins
  • Episode 5 - CEO of a young stroke survivor charity

    Episode 5 - CEO of a young stroke survivor charity
    Nov 29 2022
    On this episode, we're joined on this episode of the SR Times Podcast by Austin Willett, CEO of charity Different Strokes. We speak about running a charity through covid, how the cost of living crisis is affecting the stroke community, the NHS crisis, and is enough being done for young adult stroke?

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    23 mins
  • Episode 4 - Matt Crossen

    Episode 4 - Matt Crossen
    Nov 22 2022

    On this weeks SR Times podcast, we speak to captain of England's cerebral palsy team, Matt Crossen.


    Matt suffered a stroke in 2013, after suffering an injury to the nose whilst playing for Northern League Division 1 side Marske United.


    The stroke would leave Matt with permanent paralysis in his left side and he's lived with cerebral palsy ever since.


    However, after picking himself back up and teaching himself coordination skills needed for football all over again, Matt got back to playing and was soon picked up by England's cerebral palsy team, who he now captains.


    Listen to Matt's inspirational story of how he recovered from stroke to take his footballing career to new heights.


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    22 mins