Samantha Morton's stroke revelation

10-03-2008 11:35

Strokes affect only a thousand people a year of Samantha's age or younger.

The first signs are partial paralysis, slurred speech and loss of vision.

Recovery involves physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and even help with swallowing and using the toilet.

Samantha - who has two daughters, Esme and Edie - took an 18-month break from acting as she recovered.

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