Helpful advice for anyone dealing with a stroke
For those who may not know, on the morning of Saturday 18th January 2025, Errol Lynch, Touch Tuina Founder, was treating patients at the Kentish Town clinic as usual when he suffered a stroke. We’d like to reassure everyone that Errol is OK, and making remarkable progress in his recovery. As part of his quest in sharing his knowledge of how to attain and maintan better health, Errol wanted to document and share his complete experiences of dealing with a stroke and his journey to recovery. Errol’s hope is that the knowledge he has gained on this journey can help others who suffer in a similar way.
Errol’s stroke was an inter cerebral haemorrhage, leading directly to the brain tissue. The severity of a haemorrhagic stroke, which occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures leading to bleeding in or around the brain, is often more severe and more life-threatening than an ischemic stoke, which is caused by blood clots. They account for 10-15% of all strokes, have a higher risk of death and disability and often require emergency treatment, sometimes including surgery. The bleeding that occurs increases pressure on the brain tissue, damaging brain cells, and can lead to significant neurological impairment.
The usual NHS treatment for dealing with a stroke involves many months of physio and rehabillitation. Errol is incredibly grateful for the help he’s received while in hospital and afterwards, however, he knew that to make a speedy recovery he would need to draw on the help that regular Tuina treatments can give. While in hospital, he had daily visits from practitioners Peter, Adrian, Andrew, Issie, Ann-Marie, Angelika, Dahl and Margot, as well as practitioners from the York clinics. They all came regularly to give intensive Tuina treatments and the speed of Errol’s recovery has astounding doctors, specialists and physiotherapists alike.
The Road to Recovery
Mariana Arando, co-founder and teacher at Touch Tuina, has been a huge part of Errol’s recovery process from the very start. As well as giving daily treatments, she’s organised regular fiming to document the whole process. Errol intends to publish four videos before the end of the year which will chart his journey, from day one of his stroke to making a full recovery. The first two videos are already out, so if you’d like to find out more and to watch Errol’s compelling thoughts and experiences, click here to find out more.
Dealing with a stoke can be an extremely frightening and challanging thing to go through. Errol’s hope is that by sharing his journey it will help people to better cope with the process and find a positive path to their own recovery. Errol has already been back working in the Kentish Town clinic, preparing herbs for patients and contributing to teaching sessions. As each day passes, he’s looking more and more like his former self and we’re sure it won’t be long until he’s back to full health.
It’s a testament to Errol’s teaching and guidance that during his absence, the clinics have continued to thrive. With Mariana and the wonderful and dedicated team of practitioners that Touch Tuina has in its clinics, they have continued to be as busy as ever, and the glowing monthly testimonials that patients have been leaving online following their treatments highlights this brilliantly.
If you’d like to find out more about the power of Tuina to help you back to health in all kinds of situations, just get in touch to book an appointment!
