Brain haemorrhage: Joey
Joey was 10 when a brain haemorrhage changed his life. Mum Karen shares their story.
Published October 2021
Joey was 10 years old when he had a haemorrhagic stroke caused by a ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). Now a teenager, he completed his most recent rehabilitation placement at The Children’s Trust in May 2021. In this video, he talks about his love of drawing, learning to draw again with his non-dominant hand and, with the help of his mum Karen, shares some of his most recent work with us.
“As soon as I picked up a pencil, I just knew that I loved to draw!”
“Just keep trying to do something you love, whether it’s art or whether it’s something else, just keep trying. Even if you can’t do it – keep trying.”
You can find out more about Joey’s story here.
