I had my first stroke at Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman's farewell gig at Herga. I'd felt 'spaced out' all day and during the first half of the gig my arm and hand went very cold and numb.
I went to the loo at half time (down a horrid flight of stairs) and felt 'wobbly' so stepped outside for a few mins for some fresh air.
A couple of mins later my right side packed in completely. Luckily for me Hovering Bob's wife is a nurse and was leaving the club a little later. They found me and she realised what was happening and got me to The Stroke Unit at Northwick Park Hospital. I am eternally grateful for the help, research, physio and everything else on that wonderful unit.
In case you are interested, the strokes etc are caused by my major illness of lupus.