Kate Allatt - A breath of fresh air
- By Michael Harrison
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- 03 Jun, 2011
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The story
‘In Feb 2010 Kate Allatt, 40, a fit and healthy mum of three, was stuck down with locked-in syndrome, following a massive stroke.
The rare condition left her completely paralysed yet able to hear and understand everything. She could move her eyelids, but for a while no one realised she was trying to communicate. She felt like she’d been buried alive.
Doctors feared that Kate would never walk or talk again, but through sheer determination and a refusal to be defeated, Kate’s recovery has astounded everyone.
Today, Kate talks and walks unaided, she’s written a book about what she has been through, has set up a charity called Fighting Stroke, and aims to run a mile by Christmas’.
Taken from an extract piece from ITV’s THIS MORNING, you can still watch the interview here.
Wedding bells
On 15th May 2011 Kate & her husband of 21 years, Mark renewed their vows in their local church, Mark (MC Photo) was glad to be able to attend the event both as a close friend and the wedding photographer (wedding photography is not usually Mark favourite area but this time, he made an exception!).
Achieve!
Since returning from hospital Kate has Established her own charity Fighting Strokes, run in a half marathon & wrote a book Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome amongst many other amazing things! She has fettered and appeared in an array of radio and TV interviews including the BBC & ITV and it’s now apparent how much progress she has made in this last year, doctors had said that she would never walk or talk again, with her strength & determination she has fought back and proved that life can go on.
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On behalf of MC Photography & the Crapper’s, good luck Kate with all your new & future ventures.
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