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Nick Ryan musician, stroke recovery

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Nick Ryan, professional gigging guitarist, vocalist, founder of the ZZ Tops tribute band and SouthWest musical duo Real World, suffered a catastrophic stroke just before Christmas in  2016.

He is now in the Mardon House specialist neurological ward at Exeter hospital to aid his recovery. The impact has been life changing for Nick, with total loss of use in his right arm and hand, severe expressive and receptive aphasia and apraxia (meaning total loss of speech), cognitive impairment (including total loss of all literacy and numeracy) and very limited use of his right leg.

Nick, a loving family man and highly involved member of his community, is desperate to come home to his wife and three sons but is only making progress cm by cm so keep those good thoughts coming.

Lots of people have expressed a wish to help so friends have set up a fundraising page, because we know there will be a lot of expense coming down the road for the equipment and care he will need. The therapy he receives in this first 6 months are crucial to the long-term quality of life he will be able to attain, so in addition to the help he's receiving at Mardon House there will be personal expense for extra therapy, as well as for mobility and therapeutic equipment, household adjustments and travel costs.

After investing a lifetime in his skills, the loss of his musical abilities will be devastating to Nick and his family on both an emotional and economic level.

Sarah and Nick, and their 3 sons Dan, Joe and Rory just want to say thank you for the overwhelming love and kind wishes they have received, for any contribution supporters can afford to make here on Nick’s fundraising page and for all the incredible fundraising challenges supporters are undertaking on his behalf.

Donations 

  • stephen partington
    • £10 
    • 6 yrs

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Sarah Ryan
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