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Yaama – Let’s Yarn About Stroke

Vickie Brandy, Chris Levi, Joe Miller, Heidi Janssen, Uncle Neville Sampson, Simone Owen, Aunty Audrey Trindall, Clare Willis, Rachel Peake and Reakeeta Smallwood.
Photo taken by Tess Reading, proud Gomeroi woman.

The Yarning up About Stroke Project (YuAS)

We are yarning with Aboriginal people who have had a stroke, their families and with health services who provide services to people who have had a stroke living on Gamilaraay/Gomeroi lands within Hunter New England Local Health District to find out what works and what needs to be done better.

A stroke happens when blood supply in the brain is interrupted or blocked. It can be caused by a blockage/clot (ischaemic) or a bleed (haemorrhagic) to the blood vessels in the brain.

When blood can’t get to parts of the brain, the brain can become injured if blood flow is stopped for too long.

This is what can cause the changes that can be seen when someone is having or has had a stroke, such as slurred speech, drooping of the face, arm and leg weakness and sometimes confusion and loss of balance.

If you think someone is having a stroke, ring ‘000’ straight away.

Our team includes Aboriginal community members who have had a stroke, Aboriginal researchers and health professionals and non-Indigenous researchers.