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Age 56-65
Interview 01  

Interview 01

Age at Interview: 58
Sex: Male
Background: Is married with two grown-up children. At the time of his stroke he was Head of News and Current Affairs, Channel 4 Television and is now a Visiting Professor at City University. Ethnic background/nationality: White/English.
Brief outline:He had a stroke due to hemorrhage aged 57, which caused left paralysis, left neglect and some early problems with speech. Medication: atenolol, ramipril (blood pressure), levetiracetam (epilepsy), paroxetine (antidepressant), omeprazole, (gastric resistant tablets).

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Describes how he chooses things that are easy to eat with one hand if he goes out to eat.

 



How about, you know, going out socially, going out to eat, perhaps with the problems with your arm, you know, do you have any issue with that at all?

No, but I, people know that they have, they have to expect to cut my steak, I can't cut my steak.

Does it have any influence over what you choose to eat or?

Mmm, it does, it does. There's a particular, there's a steak and kidney pie on offer at a gastro pub fairly close by which can be eaten with a spoon [laughs], and so I don't have to get. I mean knife and fork are my great bugbear. Chopsticks aren't so bad, knife and fork really quite tricky [Laughs]. 

[Laughs] Not many people would say that about chopsticks [Laughs].

Well if you can manage chopsticks in the first place you only use your right hand after all and so it's easier for me. And obviously I haven't given up from every being able to use this again [slapping sound].
Jonathan Miller - Stroke
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