Episode 44 Bill Monroe :the story behind Strokecast

<p class="western">Do you or anyone you know suffer from High Blood Pressure , or Sleep Apnea .</p> <p class="western">Approximately 16 million people in the United Kingdom have high blood pressure 30 per cent of women and 32 per cent of men </p> <p class="western">In the United states of America more than 100 million people have high blood pressure .</p> <p class="western">The American Sleep Apnea Association estimates that 38,000 people  die each year from heart disease with sleep apnea as a complicating factor .</p> <p class="western">In UK an estimated 1.5 million adults are living with obstructive sleep apnoea hence we cannot overlook this illness .</p> <p class="western">Bill Monroe my guest on this episode is a big Dr Who fan ,woke up with a stroke!</p> <p class="western">His stroke was described as a wake up Stroke meaning the last time he was without any symptom was before he went to bed and this put him at a relative disadvantage as to the treatments he was offered .</p> <p class="western">He had several tests , his stroke was attributed to a combination of Sleep Apnea  and high blood pressure which he was unaware of until he started having nose bleeds ,then stroke </p> <p class="western">Stroke is quite complex , Bill lost the use of his limbs , His life was flipped upside down as a result of the stroke .</p> <p class="western">However he had great a Medical team of Doctors , Occupational therapists  and Physical therapists  to treat ,rehabilitate and  help recover overtime also helping him adapt /learn activities of daily living .</p> <p class="western">Bill is amongst the lucky few he is back to working full time as a corporate trainer with Microsoft . He has done media appearances on behalf of the American Heart Association and Swedish Medical Centre in Seattle. </p> <p class="western">He also hosts a podcast  where he explores the frontiers of  neuroscience :  rehab, recovery  and one-handed banana peeling  as a generation x stroke survivor !</p> <p class="western">Website:<a href='htt