Stroke victim’s determination was blinking extraordinary

A MOTHER-of-three from Yorkshire who recovered from a devastating stroke which left her suffering from so-called locked in syndrome was last night named Britain’s most extraordinary woman.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th May 2011, 07:00 BST

Medics gave Kate Allatt, 40, from Sheffield, a 50 per cent chance of survival in February last year after a blood clot on her brain stem left her completely paralysed.

She could not even breathe for herself, but used blinking to communicate, with one blink meaning no and two for yes. She has since learned to walk and talk again.

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Judges at the Extraordinary Women awards ceremony, held in Nottingham yesterday, hailed the determination she had shown to return home to her children aged between six and 11.

Dedicating her award to fellow stroke victims, Mrs Allatt, who lives in the Dore area of the city, said: “I believe in life without limits. I’m absolutely delighted to win this award and it will really give me a platform to raise the profile of strokes in younger people.”

Mrs Allatt was also awarded the Extraordinary Personal Endeavour award and was joined by another Sheffield resident, Christina Trindade. who won the Extraordinary Personal Contribution category for her work with women entrepreneurs.

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