Alberto Contador: "The stroke came without warning, but it managed to stop me. For Alberto and for the entire Foundation, the stroke is not just another cause: it is part of our history"

Within the framework of World Stroke Daythe Alberto Contador Foundation joins the hospital University of Getafe to accompany patients and families after discharge. Through monthly meetings, the Stroke Patient School It will address three essential pillars: adapted sport as a means of recovery, legal support and emotional well-being.

Together with health workers and the foundation, the Alberto Contador Foundation joins forces at the Getafe University Hospital to talk about post-stroke recovery. Hand in hand with the testimony of Francisco Javier Puche, rehabilitation and the value of sport to recover autonomy are addressed.ALBERTO CONTADOR FOUNDATION

On the website of this brilliant initiative, it is noted that “after discharge, we continue with you. Leaving the ICU or being discharged from the hospital is a great victory, but we know what comes next: returning home. Doubts arise, memory lapses, difficulty finding words or the fear of not knowing what your life will be like from now on. In the Alberto Contador Foundation “We don’t want to let go of your hand at that moment, that’s why today we give a change of pace.”

Thus, together with Getafe University Hospital The Alberto Contador Foundation launches the Stroke Patient School: monthly meetings so that no one has to walk the path after a stroke alone.

At each meeting you will find there will be talks about adapted sports, to get back on the bike at your own pace; legal talks about rights, procedures and aid after a stroke and Support and information on health, habits and well-being, for patients and families.

Every year, around 120,000 new cases of stroke occur in Spain, causing more than 23,000 deaths, according to data from the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) and the INE. Stroke is the second cause of death in general, the first in women and the first cause of acquired disability in adults.

In the presentation of this initiative it is highlighted that “for Alberto Contador and for the entire Foundationstroke is not just another cause: it is part of our history. Today we give relief to convert that experience into accompaniment, community and improvement.

Nineteen RACC Barcelona workers had a practical day of bicycle mechanics. After their recovery and fine-tuning, they were handed over to the Associació Solidària La Llumeneta, to bring sustainable and accessible mobility to vulnerable families in Catalonia.ALBERTO CONTADOR FOUNDATION

Every year, around 120,000 new cases of stroke occur in Spain, causing more than 23,000 deaths, according to data from the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) and the INE. Stroke is the second cause of death in general, the first in women and the first cause of acquired disability in adults.

They point from the Alberto Contador Foundationit is estimated that only 50% of the population would know how to identify its symptoms. And yet, the SEN reminds that up to 90% of cases could be prevented by controlling vascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. For this reason, the Foundation insists on two messages: recognize the warning signs in time and move more, also on the bike.