Cecil Wiltshire had a stroke in October 2022 aged 59. At the time, he lost power in his right leg and arm and had slurred speech. He regained some of his mobility slowly, but still lives with some right sided weakness.
“When I first went along to PREP, I was barely walking. After my 12 weeks, I’m walking a whole lot better, standing up straighter and could do all my exercises. As time went on, it got easier and better. I’m still not at 100%, I can’t walk without my stick and need to use a Zimmer frame at times, but I have improved 100% compared to where I was.”
“It was also brilliant meeting others and socialising as I would usually see no one. Seeing how they have been similarly affected – you count yourself lucky based on what you can do. The NICHS staff want to work with you and they’re very helpful. It’s very worthwhile.”
Cecil, Andy Bell, NICHS Care Services Co-ordinator, and John Power
