A MOTHER has been left unable to speak after suffering a stroke aged just 35.

Danielle Honeyands, from Hockley, who worked part-time as a radiographer at Basildon Hospital, was at work on November 13, when she lost the ability to talk, lost all feeling in her right side - and collapsed.

Thankfully, her colleagues were able to act fast and she was given “clock-busting” medication to stop any further damage to her brain.

She was unresponsive to the treatment and was rushed to Southend Hospital which has a thrombectomy department to remove a blood clot.

 

Since the incident friends and family have rallied around but they are struggling.

Danielle still needs hospital care and cannot work.

Husband of 13 years, Joe, a self employed photographer and physics cover teacher has had to give up work to help his wife and care for their five-year-old son, Noah.

Joe, 36, said: “Danielle was fit and healthy before the stroke - we even climbed Mount Kilimanjaro together in 2012 and she didn’t realise she was two weeks pregnant at the time with our son, whose middle name is Uhuru, after the peak of Kilimanjaro.

“I am just grateful Danielle’s stroke happened in the hospital as it was the best place for it to happen - I dread to think of the outcome if it had happened while she was driving or at home alone.

“She has made incredible progress, although she is still in hospital and hasn’t got her speech back.

“The majority of her right side movement has returned but she gets very tired.

“She is an intelligent lady so it iss really frustrating for her.

 

“Noah is doing remarkably well, because everyone is being very honest with him, so he knows what’s going on and understands, although he does say he is sad and it’s not the same without mummy.

“I visit Danielle in the hospital every day and she has been able to come home in the afternoons and evenings, so she has been able to put Noah to bed which is lovely.

“It’s Danielle’s birthday on Sunday so hopefully she can stay overnight.

The specialists have been unable to confirm why Danielle had this stroke, especially being under the age of 55.

However, they think she may have had a small clot in her heart, and after she went for a run, it could have flushed into her brain.

Joe added: “The main thing for us now is trying to get Danielle home as quickly as possible for her to continue the remainder of her rehabilitation in the community but the services are limited, which may mean she will have to go to Queen Mary Hospital in London which is residential care miles away from home, which would make it really difficult for us.

“The support we have received so far has been amazing - cards, gifts, flowers, even from people we haven’t heard from in a long time.

“Part of Danielle’s therapy is picking out key parts from voice messages, so people have been sending in random voicemails which are really helping her.

“Our future is still undecided, we have no steady income and even if Danielle makes a full recovery, she won’t be able to go back to work for quite some time.”

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