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fromIrish Independent
6 days ago

'I suffered a stroke when I was two and growing up I was conscious of being different'

David O'Donnell from Ballina in Co Tipperary said the alarm was raised by his parents when they found their then two-and-a-half-year-old son could not speak or move the right side of his body as he lay in his cot. "Doctors had no explanation of a child this young coming in with a stroke and told my parents this.They couldn't find any clear reason."
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fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'I've honestly never seen a braver man' - Tipperary singer reflects on father's recovery from near-fatal heart attack

Mimi Lane's father had a heart attack at 54; she ran the Dublin Marathon raising awareness and urges people to get checked for cardiac signs.
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fromIrish Independent
7 months ago

'You get the yellow card, you take the warning' - Marty Morrissey's blood pressure plea after deaths of two family members to heart attacks

Awareness of cardiac health and regular blood pressure checks are crucial to prevent heart diseases.
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