Maddy Stewart

I'm walking 131km this May for Stroke Foundation

In May I’m going to walk/run 131km for the Stroke Foundation.

While many know about Mum’s heart, what some may not know is that she also suffered a stroke while she was in hospital. She lost all movement in her left arm and leg, and watching that happen to someone you love, it’s hard to even put into words. It’s confronting, it’s heavy, and it changes you.

Losing Mum and everything that came with it has been life altering in ways I’m still learning to live with. There’s not really a “back to normal” after something like that, you just learn to carry it differently. Grief changes you in so many ways, and I think the only way I know how to deal with it is to put it into something that might help other people and families going through similar things.

Doing these fundraisers has become something really special to me and my family. It’s one of the ways we can still show up for her, keep her close, and put that grief into something that actually means something.

131km for the 131 Australians who experience a stroke every day… and for Mum 🤍