A student who was given a 50 per cent chance of survival after a stroke at 17 has finished her degree and is determined to enter the medical field to help others.
Izzy Hirst, of Hull, https://lambangcapnhanh247.com/ collapsed in the hallway at home in December 2017 and was rushed to hospital where doctors found a blood clot in her brain.
It is thought the clot was a rare complication of an undiagnosed case of ulcerative colitis, a condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed.
Izzy believes the ulcerative colitis had been dormant but was exacerbated by the stress of being caught up in the Manchester Arena terror attack seven months before her stroke.
Bright future: Izzy Hirst, far right, was given a 50 per cent chance of survival after a stroke at 17. She has finished her degree and is determined to enter the medical field to help others. Pictured: Izzy with her sister Bex, father Richard, and mother Gill
Izzy Hirst collapsed in the hallway at home in December 2017 and was rushed to hospital where doctors found a blood clot in her brain. Pictured, Izzy in hospital after the stroke
This in turn led to the stroke that paralysed the right side of Izzy's body.
She was given just a 50 per cent chance of survival and her loved ones did not know whether she would make it through.
She underwent physiotherapy and it took her three months of hard work to be able to walk on her own. Now Izzy has graduated from university, passed her driving test, and is embracing her independence.
She said: 'It is hard because you know you can walk and you know what your brain is asking your leg to do and you usually don't think twice about it.
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'You're spending a lot of time every day trying to do this thing you've taken for granted for 17 years.
She continued: '[Driving] is one of the best feelings because I lost a lot of independence with the stroke and that was a big thing that I wanted to get back.
'I was always relying on other people to take me places, hospital appointments and stuff like that. It's just another chunk of independence I've got back.'
Izzy's loved ones did not know whether she would make it through but Izzy, pictured, underwent intensive physiotherapy and within three months was able to walk on her own. She has recently passed her driving test and is now embracing her independence
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Student who suffered a stroke at 17 defies odds to finish university
por Winfred Nowell (2023-06-16)
A student who was given a 50 per cent chance of survival after a stroke at 17 has finished her degree and is determined to enter the medical field to help others.It is thought the clot was a rare complication of an undiagnosed case of ulcerative colitis, a condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed.
Izzy believes the ulcerative colitis had been dormant but was exacerbated by the stress of being caught up in the Manchester Arena terror attack seven months before her stroke.
Bright future: Izzy Hirst, far right, was given a 50 per cent chance of survival after a stroke at 17. She has finished her degree and is determined to enter the medical field to help others. Pictured: Izzy with her sister Bex, father Richard, and mother Gill
Izzy Hirst collapsed in the hallway at home in December 2017 and was rushed to hospital where doctors found a blood clot in her brain. Pictured, Izzy in hospital after the stroke
This in turn led to the stroke that paralysed the right side of Izzy's body.
She was given just a 50 per cent chance of survival and her loved ones did not know whether she would make it through.
She underwent physiotherapy and it took her three months of hard work to be able to walk on her own. Now Izzy has graduated from university, passed her driving test, and is embracing her independence.
She said: 'It is hard because you know you can walk and you know what your brain is asking your leg to do and you usually don't think twice about it.
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'You're spending a lot of time every day trying to do this thing you've taken for granted for 17 years.
She continued: '[Driving] is one of the best feelings because I lost a lot of independence with the stroke and that was a big thing that I wanted to get back.
'I was always relying on other people to take me places, hospital appointments and stuff like that. It's just another chunk of independence I've got back.'
Izzy's loved ones did not know whether she would make it through but Izzy, pictured, underwent intensive physiotherapy and within three months was able to walk on her own. She has recently passed her driving test and is now embracing her independence