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Lauren Harte

Co Tyrone women on how they battled through their recoveries after strokes at just 15 and 30

Two inspirational Co Tyrone women have bravely shared their stories of having strokes at unbelievably young ages in a bid to inspire other young stroke survivors to keep fighting on their recovery journey.

Jamie Houston and Laura Thompson are both young stroke survivors, having had strokes at the unbelievable ages of 30 and just 15.

Jamie and Laura have decided to share their stories in honour of International Women’s Day in a bid to help others and raise awareness that stroke can affect anyone, at any age but it doesn’t have to be the end and there is hope.

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