Bel Tel journalist John Laverty on surviving a stroke

May 02, 2019, 10:56 AM

Most of us know someone who's suffered a stroke. On average, 11 people a day are brought to hospital in Northern Ireland with signs of a stroke - more than 4,000 people a year. But a new survey by the Stroke Association reveals that we have very little understanding of the condition - 27% of people don't know that it's something that happens in the brain. It happened to the Belfast Telegraph's John Laverty almost a year ago. He joined Stephen this morning.