In 2002, Marr took over as host of BBC Radio 4's long-running Start the WeekMonday … The same survey by the Stroke Association found that 16% of people didn't feel they were taken seriously when describing their symptoms and 25% reported that health professionals didn't realise that they had had a TIA. The key factor in making a good recovery from a stroke is speed: the sooner a patient is treated, the less likelihood there is of permanent damage. Well, 16 months on from his stroke, my husband is still left with a pretty useless left arm and has to wear an electronic device with an ankle brace to help him walk.
Stress is a known risk factor for high blood pressure, and it is possible that this may have played a part in his condition.Nikki Hill, deputy director of communications for the Stroke Association, said: "We are delighted to see Mr Marr back on our screens. But he didn't understand it, and neither did I.What was in fact taking place was that a small clot was blocking the blood supply to the brain. At the time he put it down to jet lag (he had been crossing several different time zones during the course of the filming, travelling to Japan, China, the US and Russia. Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959) is a British journalist and a television and radio presenter. The fact that Andrew Marr left it until the next morning to seek treatment makes him extremely lucky to have lived to tell the tale.Thankfully for Marr, he seems to be on the road to making a good recovery, although he has described difficulty walking.
This, and other references to short bursts of intense exercise, suggests that he was undertaking some very vigorous exercise in the belief that this would benefit his health.
Andrew Marr has made a BBC Two programme, My Brain and Me, about his recovery from a stroke Credit: BBC/Icon Films/Darran Rees Anita Singh , Arts and Entertainment Editor 7 February 2017 • 7:00am The most obvious symptoms are the same as those for stroke: facial weakness, often resulting in a drooping mouth; arm or leg weakness, speech difficulty, blurred vision and dizziness.
Follow-up care is also patchy.
It is worth noting that almost all of us can safely reduce our stroke risk through moderate exercise.A stroke is a serious medical emergency where the supply of blood to the brain is disrupted. Often the whole thing will be over in a matter of hours. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited The Independent newspaper (1996–1998) and was political editor of BBC News (2000–2005). He got up early one morning to do a piece to camera in a cave in Macedonia and, most unusually for him, simply couldn't get the words out.He told me his mouth just stopped working and he had an overwhelming sensation of tiredness. Andrew Marr is on a mission to understand the mysteries of the human brain and to achieve further recovery after suffering a life-threatening stroke four years ago. Broadcaster Andrew Marr says he feels "lucky to be alive" as he appears on his own BBC show for the first time since suffering a major stroke in January.
Some of those surveyed declared they hadn't had any facial weakness, so didn't think they could be having a mini-stroke.The benefits of quick diagnosis are immense.
He endures or enjoys (depending on whether you talk to Andrew or the physiotherapists) five hours of physiotherapy every week and performs endless repetitive exercises to try to recover better function in his left arm and leg.
Often tests will reveal high blood pressure or high cholesterol, in which case medication such as ACE inhibitors and statins can be prescribed, along with lifestyle changes – yes, more fruit and vegetables and more exercise.