Gary Greenan, from Broxburn, had two mini strokes followed by two major strokes leaving him with aphasia in 2021.
Aphasia is language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension and is the same condition suffered by Hollywood actor Bruce Willis.
He said: “All the lovely cards that were sent after I took part in the Christmas appeal we read and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. “We’ve put them in a case, and they will sit with me and Anne on our journey. Even if there’s not a tree they will still be with us in Sydney at Christmas this year.So far Gary and Anne have travelled around Italy and earlier this week the duo toured Sicily and climbed Mount Etna.
Gary had a heart attack, two mini strokes and two full strokes which has left him with weakness on his left-hand side and difficulty speaking but has been supported in his recovery by Scotland’s largest health charity, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland.
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