MAGAZINE: British comedians unite for Action on Stroke Month
Tim Vine, Paul O’Grady, Mel Giedroyc, Tim Piggot Smith, Honor Blackman and Stephen K Amos are among the stars backing the campaign sharing their favourite and silliest jokes and one-liners to highlight the cause.
The campaign has been launched by the Stroke Association (supported by Legal & General) to raise awareness of mini-stroke.
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Hide AdThousands of people put themselves at risk of a stroke by dismissing the passing symptoms as ‘just a funny turn’, and are unaware that they are, in fact, having a mini-stroke.
Each year around 46,000 people in the UK have a mini-stroke for the first time. The symptoms are the same as a stroke except that they last no longer than 24 hours. The risk of stroke in the first few days following a mini-stroke is highest and it should be treated as a medical emergency. Call 999 when the symptoms appear.
If mini-stroke (also known as a TIA or transient ischaemic attack) is treated in time, around 10,000 strokes could be prevented annually and the NHS and care services could save more than £200m.
Watch the video to check out the ‘funny-turns’ of some of the nation’s favourite comedians.