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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Nico Lethbridge

Man left unable to walk or talk after headache turned out to be a stroke and brain haemorrhage

Martin Orme, 41, with his wife, Lyka, and their daughter, Isabella - (Collect/PA Real Life)

A man who complained of a bad headache while putting up a Christmas tree had actually suffered a stroke and a brain haemorrhage which has left him unable to walk or speak.

Martin Orme, 41, was living in Dubai with his wife, Lyka, and their then five-year-old daughter, Isabella, when he felt a severe headache on December 15, 2024.

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