Former Dancing On Ice champion Alex Murphy, who had a stroke at 24, is getting married and defying the odds. She is determined not to let her stroke define her and is raising awareness for World Stroke Day.
When former Dancing On Ice champion Alex Murphy ties the knot before a star-studded congregation, including Torvill and Dean, this winter it won’t just be her dream day – but a reminder of how far she’s come.
Today, speaking to raise awareness for World Stroke Day this Sunday Alex, admits: “There was a time I honestly thought I might not be alive to see this day at all. Alex, who now mentors other young stroke survivors, is Ambassador for Style For Stroke - a charity set up in 2018 by her good friend Nick Ede, a PR and brand expert whose mother died from stroke.
Before she knew it her face was drooping. A concerned cast mate summoned help and she was wheel-chaired to the ship’s doctor, still in the skates she couldn’t un-tie. After that she draws a blank. “The scariest thing, after a stroke on the ice, was overcoming that fear of going back onto the ice. But my mum was adamant, saying, ‘no, you’re going to get back to it.’
Of those who survive, almost two-thirds experience disability, including muscle weakness or paralysis, visual problems and other effects such as bladder and bowel problems. The YouTube millionaire, famed for being one half of social media duo Woody & Kleiny, is known to over 14.8million subscribers for his humorous set-ups.She says: “I don’t think he understands the gravity of how bad it was but he’s so empathetic. If I say, ‘listen, it’s stroke brain today. I can’t focus,' he’ll say, ‘Okay. What do you need?’.”
“And I remember lying on the floor with my feet up because the numbness was coming and I was having massive anxiety about trying to keep it together. She says: “Paul knows that if I’ve done a speech, or hosted an event, the next two days I might be completely mentally drained.“But if I’ve had to stay in bed all day he’ll never make me feel guilty. He’ll never say, ‘what have you done today?’. Instead he’ll ask me if I’m alright. He’ll offer to cook dinner. He’s amazing like that and this is why I’m marrying him.
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