Andrew Marr has had a Stroke (Merged)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statements/andrew-marr.html
Date: 09.01.2013Last updated: 09.01.2013 at 18.49
Category: Corporate
The following statement has today been issued by the BBC:
“Andrew Marr was taken ill yesterday and taken to hospital. The hospital confirmed he has had a stroke. His doctors say he is responding to treatment. His family have asked for their privacy to be respected as he recovers.
"We will continue to broadcast The Andrew Marr Show and Radio 4’s Start The Week with guest presenters in his absence. His colleagues and the whole BBC wish him a speedy recovery.”
BBC Press Office
Date: 09.01.2013Last updated: 09.01.2013 at 18.49
Category: Corporate
The following statement has today been issued by the BBC:
“Andrew Marr was taken ill yesterday and taken to hospital. The hospital confirmed he has had a stroke. His doctors say he is responding to treatment. His family have asked for their privacy to be respected as he recovers.
"We will continue to broadcast The Andrew Marr Show and Radio 4’s Start The Week with guest presenters in his absence. His colleagues and the whole BBC wish him a speedy recovery.”
BBC Press Office
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People can often make a full recovery if it is only a mild one.
I do hope they managed to get him to hospital as soon as possible after the symptoms appeared - early intervention and treatment can really boost the chances of good recovery.
Huw Edwards
Jon Sopel
Sian Williams
Chris Ekin
Nick Robinson
Peter Sissons (could come out of retirement)
Stewart White (Chief presenter of BBC Look East and is a superb interviewer)
Off topic, but why is that?
Hope it's not too disabilatating for him. Get well soon.
Did you mean debilitating:cool:
I can only echo those who,wish him a speedy recovery.
Daily Mail saying he is "seriously ill" - but only in their headline. Always seemed to be a very fit guy. I hope his history of running and cycling helps him to recover.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259759/BREAKING-NEWS-BBC-presenter-Andrew-Marr-seriously-ill-hospital-suffering-stroke-aged-53.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Me too. I must be a fan - I get up to watch his show every Sunday morning. Get well soon Andrew.
This sounds pretty much like my Dad. It is almost 6 years to the day since he had his stroke at 52 years of age and he has recovered reasonably well apart from his hand shaking. My Dad can still speak and drive a car and do a lot of things for himself. On the other hand though his mood swings are terrible, he can loose it over the smallest thing and at times become violent. My Dad also suffers badly with depression, he can be unpleasant and he has lost most of his friends because of this as he takes things the wrong way and he thinks people are talking about him behind his back when they are not and he can be quiet rude. My Dad's stroke has changed our families life and we often have to live on egg shells and try and avoid situations so he doesn't loose it which is sad because on his good days he can be like the person he was before the stroke. I never realised before how much a stroke can change a person's personality.
Well, these are the main risk factors for stroke:
The rates of obesity in the young population are really increasing fast (a frightening proportion of school children are now classed as clinically obese) and for the first time young people are developing weight-related type 2 diabetes. Both weight excess and diabetes are separate risk factors for stroke, so this may be a contributory factor.
Whilst figures showed an overall decrease in the incidence of stroke in the UK decade from 1999-2008 (connected to better identification of those at risk and prescribing of new and better drugs to prevent and treat stroke), it is still a major cause of death and disability and I think the huge increase in obesity in the young will only make things worse. The following stats are from the National Heart Forum:
All of the above highlighted, plus Emily Maitlis, Stephanie Flanders and James Landale would be considered as well. Forget the other three.
Its important for the physios to get working on a stroke victim as soon as possible.