Charity appeals for builders to help stroke victim
Posted: Thursday, February 29th, 2024
A joiner from Gaer is effectively living under the stairs as he is unable to move due to a stroke, he suffered over two years ago, South Wales Argus reported. In late 2021, Keith Parry suffered a stroke in his bedroom. The father-of-three was thrombolysed to break up blood clots but suffered a second bleed on the brain and spent a week in intensive care. The stroke has robbed Mr Parry, now 70, of his speech and mobility. He spent seven months in hospitals across South Wales and doctors suggested he move into a nursing home - a prospect which his wife Linda refused. They installed a hospital bed and lifting equipment in their lounge at home, where Mr Parry has slept ever since. He has been out of the house three times in the last two years. National construction charity Band of Builders is recruiting volunteers to build a new ground-floor bedroom in their family home. BoB hopes the work will start in April or May and take four weeks. The charity is looking for plant workers, bricklayers, builders, roofers, plumbers, electricians, decorators, and other tradespeople. BoB’s operations director Tony Steel said: “We’re hoping that a few local tradespeople will come and join the project as well – not only to provide much-needed help in the construction of the new bedroom but also to see what the Band of Builders community is all about in supporting fellow tradespeople who have hit hard times.”
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