Chris Fountain fears having ‘another stroke’ one 12 months on from hospital sprint
The former Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actor, 35, took to social media to look at the poignant date by sharing a throwback image of him in a hospital mattress.
In addition to his well being considerations, he additionally urged his 142k followers to “live life to the full” within the thought-provoking caption.
“One year ago today. Life can change in an instant, I’ve had to make a lot of changes but things have gotten so much better,” he wrote alongside the picture.
“Be as positive as you can be, live life to the full and do not give up, no matter how hard things get,” he continued.
Chris Fountain shared a throwback picture of himself in hospital after struggling a stroke
/ Instagram @fountain1987“It’s kind of been a weird thing to wrap my head around. Part of me is worrying, thinking: ‘Am I going to have another one today?’
Adding: “But then part of me is also super proud of how I’ve recovered. My speech is pretty much back to normal, I’ve run a marathon, I’m fit again.”
On 13 August 2022, Fountain was admitted to Hackney’s Homerton University Hospital after struggling a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) which led to coronary heart surgical procedure.
A Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) or “mini-stroke” is brought on by a brief disruption within the blood provide to a part of the mind and might led to issues with motion and speech.
Fountain realised one thing was critically unsuitable after waking to find he may not articulate his speech, prompting the terrified star to dial 111 from his London dwelling and request an ambulance.
At the hospital, it was confirmed that he had siffered a blood clot ensuing within the mini-stroke and leaving him talking “like a toddler”.
Doctors later found the clot was triggered by a small, beforehand undetected gap in his coronary heart permitting blood to circulation into his mind.
Since then, the one-time Strictly star has labored arduous on his restoration and stored followers up to date on his journey, which included triumphantly working this 12 months’s London Marathon.
He impressively accomplished the course in slightly below 4 hours and raised over £4k for the Stroke Association.