You're never too young to have stroke,' warns mum after falling victim aged 29

A MOTHER who feared she was being "dramatic" before collapsing at work following a stroke at the age of 29 has said she is lucky to be alive.

- Storm Newton

Jess Tierney is raising awareness of the life-threatening condition among people her age. She warned: "You're never too young to have a stroke." 

Paramedics initially put her symptoms down to a panic attack or Bell's palsy a temporary paralysis of muscles in the face before scans showed a blockage in her brain.

The mum of two eventually underwent surgery to remove the blood clot at The Walton Centre, a specialist neurology facility at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, which offers the service 24 hours a day. It is understood to be one of only nine hospitals in England to do so.

Headache

Jess, who works in teaching recruitment, claims she had none of the traditional risk factors for stroke as she was a healthy weight, stayed fit and did not smoke.