Act FAST to recognise symptoms of strokes.

(From Aberdeen Evening Express)

Byline: lauren.pitman

IN THE UK each year, around 150,000 people have a stroke.

And more than one million people are living with the effects of this. Eric Sinclair from Aboyne is one of them.

In 2004, while Eric was visiting his son in Oslo he had a stroke.

'We had been for dinner and had arranged to play golf the next morning. I got back to my hotel and watched some TV -- I was feeling fine,' said the 63-year-old.

'The next morning I woke up unable to move. I didn't really know anything about strokes, so I had no idea what was happening. It was a terrifying experience.'

A stroke …