Dad remarkably walks again after having part of his skull removed following severe stroke
A dad who had half his skull removed after a sudden stroke has beaten the odds to walk, talk and ride a bike again.
Geoff Smith, 54, had let his dogs out into the garden when he suffered a middle cerebral artery stroke and fell and hit his head.
His wife Jo Smith, 53, found her husband unresponsive in their living room and realised he was having a stroke.
Geoff was rushed to hospital and the family were told his chances of surviving were just five per cent - and if he did he'd be left severely disabled.
He underwent a decompressive craniectomy to remove a large part of his skull to allow for his swelling brain to expand.
Geoff Smith, 54, had let his dogs out into the garden when he suffered a middle cerebral artery stroke and fell and hit his head.
His wife Jo Smith, 53, found her husband unresponsive in their living room and realised he was having a stroke.
Geoff was rushed to hospital and the family were told his chances of surviving were just five per cent - and if he did he'd be left severely disabled.
He underwent a decompressive craniectomy to remove a large part of his skull to allow for his swelling brain to expand.
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00:00Josh? Hi. Hello, Josh.
00:15Nick. Hi.
00:17What did you find out today, Jack?
00:19Um...
00:21Do you remember? What did Alex tell you?
00:24Uh...
00:26Oh, dear me.
00:27Remember? Where are you going, Sam?
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00:33Yeah.
00:35Are you going for an ass...
00:38Assessment.
00:39Assessment in...
00:41London, yeah.
00:42In London.
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01:25Tim, please.
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