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Feb 2023
Harrogate woman who had stroke at 18 to run London marathon
A Harrogate woman who had a stroke when she was just 18 years old is running the London marathon to raise money to help others.
Millie Carrington was a healthy teenager when she suffered a stroke during a weekend job at a supermarket in Harrogate 10 years ago.
She had just finished A-levels at Harrogate Grammar School and did not imagine someone so young and healthy could be affected by such a serious condition. Millie said:
Millie pictured a few months after her stroke.
Millie says she was "incredibly lucky" to make a full recovery after speech and occupational therapy, and heart surgery to fix the cause of the stroke.
In 2015 she and a friend hitchhiked from Edinburgh to Paris to raise money for the Stroke Association, which supports stroke survivors.
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Now she is attempting to raise £2,000 for the same organisation by completing the 26-mile route through the capital on April 23. She also wants to reach out to young people.
She said:
Millie has already raised nearly half of her £2,000 target. You can support her charity run here.
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