"I want to die" - support for stroke victims in Hastings

Feb 08, 2016, 02:54 PM

The Stroke Association runs workshops for stroke survivors across East Sussex - costing the county council £80,000 a year.

That money was going to be cut from 1st April - meaning groups like the Aphasia Cafe in Hastings may cease. But in a dramatic twist, councillors overwhelmingly backed an amendment which spared the Stroke Association from the council's cuts.

I spoke to Lucy Watson, 82, about how the group helps her come to terms with her stroke, along with Keith, her husband.