| Marilyn | 70 | 43 | Moderate 12/low needs 0 | Lives with husband | She and her husband were ramblers, went line dancing | | Watches television occasionally, goes to watch line dancing, attends weekly exercise group for multiple sclerosis |
| Mavis | 60 | 43 | Moderate 17/low needs 1 | Lives with husband | | | Watches television, goes out to the theatre and cinema, goes out for meals |
| Gordon | 63 | 38 | Moderate 17/multiple needs 4 | Lives with wife and adult son | Working delivering prescriptions, used to be happy | | Volunteers as a hospital appointments driver, listens to music, would rather be at home than go out socially |
| Ellie | 90 | 37 | Moderate 18/multiple needs 3 | Lives alone | Has been a widow for > 20 years; her husband died of cancer | Numbness on left side | Goes shopping, sees one or two friends, plays Scrabble, still able to drive, goes to church |
| Roger | 74 | 42 | Independent 20/multiple needs 3 | Lives with wife | Retired Went for long drives Went swimming regularly Spent time gardening
| | No longer able to drive, does exercises everyday, swims once a week, goes for a walk, gardens and goes for days out with wife |
| Robert | 84 | 34 | Moderate 13/low needs 0 | Lives alone | Retired Played golf with friends Drove long distances
| | Goes shopping, does not drive quite as far, sees his brother regularly, spends time gardening |
| Michael | 63 | 39 | Severe 9/multiple needs 2 | Lives with wife | Bus driver before his first stroke Walked the dog, spent time baking, went on holidays, did the garden
| | Goes out for a meal occasionally, watches television, spends most of his time in the house, can no longer drive |
| Lizzy | 72 | 32 | Independent 20/multiple needs 6 | Lives alone | Life was spent with husband before he died from cancer Was previously a nurse but became a chiropodist before the stroke Member of the British Sugarcraft Guild; was the chairperson Looked after the grandchildren
| | Belongs to the British Sugarcraft Guild, gardens, listens to music and does not drive as far |
| Jimmy | 69 | 47 | Independent 20/low needs 1 | Lives with wife and daughter | Retired from working as an accounts manager, did not have an active hobby, did a lot of reading, spent time with daughter who has Down Syndrome | | Attends stroke groups with his wife, goes to an active life class, can no longer drive. Spends time at home with his wife |
| Iris | 76 | 40 | Moderate 18/multiple needs 6 | Lives alone | | Weakened right side Impaired mobility Walks with stick
| Takes care of her home, leads dances now she is unable to participate, uses computer regularly, occasionally goes out with friends |
| Daphne | 78 | 32 | Independent 19/low needs 1 | Lives with husband | Played bowls, did the gardening and housework | | Returned to playing bowls, does the gardening, does the housework, knitting |
| Cedric | 75 | 36 | Moderate 16/multiple needs 9 | Lives with wife | Going away in the caravan with his wife | | Goes away on short mini breaks with his wife in the UK, attends an IT class |
| Carla | 54 | 36 | Severe 10/multiple needs 12 | Lives alone | Worked full time as a nurse Previous heart problem, Able to do all tasks around the house Driver Hobbies, for example horse riding
| | No longer works, spends a lot of time in her house, does not drive any more, spends time with boyfriend |
| Bob | 73 | 43 | Independent 20/low needs 1 | Lives with wife | Retired from teaching, spent time looking after young granddaughter, in the process of selling their house, role as the cook | Some speech impairment, lost confidence and motivation, lacks strength in legs | Able to drive again, does the gardening, goes on holiday with his wife |
| Arnie | 75 | 34 | Severe 2/multiple needs 6 | Lives with wife | Prior to first stroke of six, he was president of the rugby club, worked full time lecturing, had busy social life | Impaired speech, impaired mobility, impaired vision, short-term memory loss, weakened right side, walking difficulties, uses stick and wheelchair | Can no longer drive, spends time with young grandson, goes for days out, watches television, reads the paper |
| Timmy | 66 | 9 | Moderate 15/multiple needs 4 | Lives alone | Working as an engineer | Walks with trolley Some weakness in legs
| Goes walking every day, sees his family regularly. Spends a lot of time at home |
| Paddy | 53 | 9 | Independent 20/multiple needs 7 | Lives with wife, son and daughter | Worked as a ground worker Socialised with friends, went out for meals, to the pub and watched football matches
| Weakened right side Impaired mobility Walks with stick Unable to work
| Spends most of his time at home, watches television, goes for the occasional walk to the local shop |
| Maude | 79 | 10 | Independent 19/multiple needs 5 | Lives with husband | Attended U3A group, did the cleaning and shopping | | Able to continue as she did before |
| Malcolm | 71 | 12 | Independent 20/low needs 1 | Lives alone | Going to car rallies, drinking at the social club, socialising | No physical impairment | Goes walking near his house, still goes to social club but does not drink alcohol, still goes to car rallies |
| Lisa | 54 | 9 | Moderate 16/multiple needs 11 | Lives with husband | She and her husband did not work prior to the stroke; spent a lot of time at home looking after the grandchildren | Weakened right side Impaired mobility Impaired speech Difficulty writing Wheelchair user
| Majority of time spent at home, still sees family, goes out occasionally |
| Julia | 84 | 10 | Moderate 18/multiple needs 2 | Lives with husband | | No physical impairment Initial memory loss No longer drives
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| Jane | 82 | 10 | Independent 20/low needs 1 | Lives alone | Did activities such as camping, knitting, bowls | No physical impairment | Continues with all her hobbies as before, spends time looking after the house |
| Evelyn | 82 | 9 | Moderate 18/multiple needs 5 | Lives alone | Widowed, spent time drinking with husband, used to go to bowls, did the house work | Weakened left side initially, balance affected, experienced depression, fatigue | Goes shopping with her son, goes out to lunch with friends, does the crosswords, reads the paper, does some housework |
| Denise | 47 | 11 | Independent 20/multiple needs 1 | Lives with husband | | Impaired eyesight Short-term memory loss Irritability
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| David | 76 | 10 | Independent 20/low needs 0 | Lives with wife | Went on holidays with wife, had a hotel, helped son out with his business | | Still goes on holidays with wife, goes walking, spends time with family |
| Charlie | 62 | 10 | Independent 19/multiple needs 19 | Lives with wife | Worked in a recycling plant, loved watching rugby, spent a lot of time socialising | Procedural memory loss Some depression Fatigue Outbursts of anger
| No longer able to drive, no longer works Plays the guitar, does some gardening, goes to the rugby
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| Cathy | 54 | 11 | Independent 20/multiple needs 8 | Lives with teenage daughter | Worked full time as a teaching assistant, was a governor at the school | Impaired speech Weakness in arms, but improving Lack of mobility in legs Walks with stick, uses wheelchair out of house
| Goes out with friends to local town Spends a lot of time doing housework Spends time with teenage daughter
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| Alfred | 78 | 9 | Independent 19/multiple needs 2 | Lives with wife | Played table tennis five times a week, spent time reading | Speech initially impaired, but has improved Lost ability to express himself Reading and writing affected Balance Shorter tempered
| Goes to the gym, walks at least every other day, no longer able to drive, goes on holidays, reads novels |
