Paul O'Grady is supporting the campaign
Mel Giedroyc, Paul O’Grady and Honor Blackman are just a few of the British comedians who have joined together to raise awareness of the Stroke Association’s Not Just a Funny Turn campaign.
To mark the Action on Stroke month the comedians have helped to create a video where they share their favourite jokes and one-liners to highlight the cause.
The campaign has been launched by the Stroke Association (supported by Legal & General) to raise awareness of mini-stroke. Thousands of people put themselves at risk of a stroke by dismissing the passing symptoms as ‘just a funny turn’, and are unaware that they are, in fact, having a mini-stroke.
Each year around 46,000 people in the UK have a mini-stroke for the first time. The symptoms are the same as a stroke except that they last no longer than 24 hours. The risk of stroke in the first few days following a mini-stroke is highest and it should be treated as a medical emergency. Call 999 when the symptoms appear.
If mini-stroke (also known as a TIA or transient ischaemic attack) is treated in time, around 10,000 strokes could be prevented annually and the NHS and care services could save more than £200m.
Watch our video to check out the ‘funny-turns’ of some of the nation’s favourite comedians