1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Now there's a lot happening around the place today. There 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: always is. And joining me in the studio right now 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: because it is well, stroke awareness we know has been 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: thrust into the spotlight. And Tuesday, as I understand, it 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: marked World Stroke Day, and I'm pleased to say that 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: joining me in the studio is survivor and advocate much 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: loved territory in Richard Crooks Crooksy Good morning. 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: To you, morning Wolfe. How are you. 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: I'm very well now. Stroke Awareness Day was Tuesday. 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: Wasn't It was Tuesday? 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: Yes, and really sort of aimed to bring to light 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: some of the signs of stroke, some of the things 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: we need to be aware of, and you know, like 14 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: get us talking a bit more about. 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 3: Stroke as well, yes, exactly, and getting the message out 16 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: there like our numbers are climbing. Australia wide territory last 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: year was seven hundred and forty four and I lost 18 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: form mates stroke in the last twelve months, different ages, 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: you know, from fifty eight to seventy five. 20 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: And so it hits home to me a bit. 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 3: And other mates and families that get in touch with 22 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: me because friends or family members. 23 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: Have had stroke. 24 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: So yep, so's it's getting worse, getting worse, one hundred 25 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 3: of days in Australia. 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: They're massive numbers, really, and you know, anybody who thinks 27 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: that stroke's not going to impact them or their life. 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: Well it is one in four. 29 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like, this is the thing. You know, we talk 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: a lot about other kind of health conditions, and that's 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: fair enough, you know, we need to be talking about everything. 32 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: But strike is something. Stroke is something that's so prevalent 33 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: in our community and sometimes we maybe don't hear as 34 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: much about it, or you don't kind of understand just 35 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: how prevalent it is. 36 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: And you only have to go back, say, forty odd 37 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 3: years ago, you have very rarely heard of anyone having 38 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:04,279 Speaker 3: a stroke. 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: The numbers are changing changing. 40 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 3: So yeah, Nasal Stroke Day on Tuesdays and then Novembers 41 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: our big month. 42 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: They are big month. Now you are going to be 43 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: striding for stroke. Stride for Stroke. Yes, this is something 44 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: you've organized yourself to raise some money. 45 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 3: Yes, I've been wanting to do it for the last 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: couple of years, but i haven't been fit enough and 47 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: I've had a good physio crew and few mates and 48 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 3: that walking with me, walking with me has helped me 49 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 3: three years and ten months to get to a kilometer. 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: I've cracked a kilometer now, you legend, And I'm hoping. 51 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 2: To raise twelve thousand dollars. 52 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 3: It was originally five thousand dollars for November. And then 53 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: one of my mates, Steve Marganic long yep time mate, 54 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 3: he bled out of a water and donated five thousand 55 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 3: dollars straight up whilst I was in Adelaide having treatment 56 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 3: last and then some other mates got on board Craigs 57 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: from Craig's fishing warehouse. Yeah, five hundred bucks. And then 58 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 3: the miss sell Us Miss Dane and Missells got on 59 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 3: another five hundred bucks. So another mate I used to 60 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: hunting crocodiles with many years ago, he got on another 61 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: five hundred bucks and one hundred dollars a year from 62 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 3: other mates all over the place. 63 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: And it hasn't started till tomorrow. And I was gonna say, 64 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: I'm already. 65 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: Up to eight thousand, so I had to change my 66 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 3: goal from five thousand to ten thousand, and everyone kept 67 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 3: on doing so changed it to twelve thousand, and I thought, okay, 68 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,839 Speaker 3: well I better change my my walking now. So we've 69 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 3: gone to twelve cas. Because only you wanted to walk 70 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: with me. And I've been talking to others and I 71 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 3: was trying to come up with somewhere I can walk 72 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: with other people getting involved. And I looked at a 73 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 3: few places and I spoke to a couple of friends, 74 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 3: and then I had a meeting yesterday with the CEO 75 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,239 Speaker 3: of the Turf Club. Oh you so on the twenty 76 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 3: ninth of November, around after the last race, I've been 77 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 3: giving access and any any mayor's phillies or stallions or 78 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 3: colts who want to walk with me and come and 79 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 3: walk with me because it's going to try and do 80 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 3: one point eight columbus around the track. 81 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: So that's awesome, crooks say, So hopefully you'll be there. 82 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: Well, I'll try and be. I've always got a bloody 83 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: juggle my kids commitments on the weekends. Yes, so, and 84 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: so you're trying to how many k's across the whole month? 85 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: Is it? 86 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: I'm trying to get to twelve kilometers for the whole 87 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 3: month of November. And that's some inside gym sessions with 88 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 3: my physio and some outside sessions as well. 89 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: So and mate, you know that's like you've come a 90 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: long long way, haven't you like to walk twelve kilometers 91 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: throughout the month is a massive achievement for you when 92 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: you consider what you've been through in recent years. I 93 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: mean after you had your stroke, like you had, you've 94 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: had to learn how to do all that stuff again. 95 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: Right, It's been. 96 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 3: Such something I wouldn't wish upon anyone, Like it's not 97 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 3: your whole life changes, your family life changes, and all 98 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: your friends around you, everything, everything you new has gone 99 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: out the windows. Someone's pulled the rug out from underneath you. 100 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 3: And then when you goes through that, the rehabilitation system 101 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: and because we're minimal here, which is another thing I'm 102 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 3: finding for for more help and supports for strike patients 103 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: or anyone with a disability, and we just need more. 104 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 3: And that's one of my main goals is to try 105 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: and bring awareness and try and get things to change 106 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 3: for patients who have had stroke because it's pretty sad 107 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 3: and it's hard and it's tough. And I've just came 108 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: back from Adelaide and they did opening a new stroke 109 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 3: ward down there and it's just twenty six beds for 110 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 3: extra twenty six beds with single rooms and everything is 111 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 3: all set up, which is because you need own space, 112 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 3: because it's very personal and every stroke is different. There's 113 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 3: no two strokes the same, so everyone's affected differently. So yeah, 114 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 3: so I mean that's one of the other things I'm 115 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: pushing for. So yeah, I'm getting with the support like 116 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 3: from the turf Club giving me permission to that. And 117 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 3: and yesterday I had a bit of a beer my 118 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: bonnet about a few things, and I decided to go 119 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 3: straight to Lea's office because you've know the dramas I've 120 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: had with my last couple of chiefments, just getting supports 121 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 3: and stuff. And I went straight into the yesterday and 122 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 3: I spoke to them and spent a bit of time 123 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: at him. And this morning, out of the blue, they 124 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: rang me up and they printed up this. 125 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: For me and for shopfronts, and they're putting around the 126 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: place and the people who can just stand with their 127 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: phone and donate straight to the Straight Foundation. That's awesome. 128 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: And same as the ladies down the road here at 129 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 3: branded In they donated. 130 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 2: And hats for me. That's fantastic, Chris. 131 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 3: Sorry, So yeah, people are recognizing and I just need 132 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: to keep getting things going. And you know, well. 133 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: That's and that's a real you know, that's a real 134 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: tribute to you. I think though to Crooksy like you're 135 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: a good blog. You've done lots of good things for 136 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: other people in the community. 137 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: But and you know, and I'm not going to make. 138 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: You laugh too much because that's that will be well, 139 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: we'll have an episode in here of us giggling that 140 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: we can't calm down like last time exactly exactly. I 141 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: have this effect on Crooksy when I get going when 142 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: we're laughing, But we like. The thing is it's it's 143 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: a real tribute to you that you've done lots for 144 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: other people and you're a good blog, and you continue 145 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: to be a good blog, and and you know, really 146 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: what your story shows us as well is that stroke 147 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: can happen to anybody. Yes, and it can happen, you know, 148 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: at any time, and we need to make sure that 149 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: we are aware of the signs and symptoms, and there 150 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: does need to be resource which there does need to 151 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: be more support in this space. So what you're doing 152 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: this month, I think is awesome. So tomorrow morning, you 153 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: and I are going to go for a walk. 154 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: We are We're going to go. 155 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: Eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Can others come along. 156 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 2: You reckon if anyone wants to join? 157 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: Yep, me and you. Yep. We're going to leave here 158 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 3: around eight am and heads straight to the Esplanade yep. 159 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: And then we'll coast along the esplanant at a steady 160 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 3: rain down to Pierrie Street yep. 161 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 2: And then we'll come back up. 162 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 3: Past Sweethearts yep, through their back to the studio. Perfect 163 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 3: start of my journey for this twelve kilometers, So that. 164 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: Will be awesome. So eight o'clock tomorrow morning, we're going 165 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: to do that. Look, we always have the week that 166 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: was crewing on a Friday, they usually don't get here 167 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: till just before nine. But we might even let them 168 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: know as well if any of them want to come 169 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: along for a walk. And you know, I look to 170 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: anybody out there listening, we'll be going for that nice 171 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: stroll tomorrow morning. I'm sure if Crystal is not too 172 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: busy out there producing, she'd probably like to come. Some 173 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: of the others as well that we work with, because 174 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: I think it's a really really good thing to do. 175 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, we just need to keep getting a message 176 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 3: out there about it across the top end. You know, 177 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 3: the numbers are climbing and we just we need to 178 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 3: get the message out. If I can get the message 179 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 3: out there and hopefully next year, with a bit more 180 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 3: help from others, I can get it out through to 181 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 3: the schools to the kids. Because you know, something simple 182 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 3: is that because kids listen, their mind is a sponge. 183 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 2: But you know, it's pretty easy to talk to the 184 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 2: kids and so on. 185 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: That's exactly right, because it's not only a situation where 186 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, kids need to be aware of stroke, but 187 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 1: also quite often they're the ones at home with their 188 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: family members as well, and if there was a sign 189 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: of a stroke, you know, you've got to make sure 190 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: you're having those discussions with your kids. But do you know, 191 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: Crooksy from our discussions, they are discussions that I've had 192 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: with my kids, and I think it's important to do 193 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: that because the earlier that you can actually, you know, 194 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: the earlier that you realize that there is a stroke 195 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: that someone's having, it is it's you know, the better. 196 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 2: Right exactly yes, because. 197 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 3: There's a millium brain cells a second that actually get 198 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 3: destroyed when. 199 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: Someone has a stroke. 200 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 3: And like last year there was six hundred young children 201 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 3: that had strokes in Australia, So you know, it's not 202 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 3: for all, it's everybody and doesn't matter what you do 203 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 3: you know you can be the physiest person. 204 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 2: Around and it can just hitch you just out of 205 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 2: the blue. Doesn't discriminate. So go and get a check 206 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 2: up now, No trial run, that's for sure. Yeah, exactly. 207 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 2: So we just keep getting the message out there. 208 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: It would be good well, Richard Crooks Crookxy. Always good 209 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: to catch up mate, And you and I will all 210 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: be here bright and early tomorrow morning, ready for a 211 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: walk at eight o'clock, see you outside. Good on your 212 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: crooksy Thank you.