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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Molly Powell

‘I knew I had high blood pressure – but I never thought it would nearly kill me’

Natasha Carayol believed high blood pressure was simply something she “lived with” and “never imagined it would nearly kill” her.

Then the 40-year-old from north London had a stroke in May 2022, and doctors confirmed her high blood pressure caused the aneurysm, which led to a stroke.

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