Hello, my name is Salmiza.

8 years ago, around the summer time, I suffered a major stroke, which damaged the left side of my brain quite severely. This left me unable to properly move the right side of my body and affected my speech. I was initially wheelchair bound but overtime grew less reliant on it. I have suffered a lot however I survived and feel really blessed with my new life!

I was born in Bangladesh and educated in Singapore. I moved to England at the age of 16.  I excelled at school.

I worked hard and I gained a degree in Business Management. I was about to take a PCGE teaching course and suddenly I had a stroke.

After my stroke, I had to undergo (and still do!) intensive rehabillitation including (but not limited to) : physiotherapy, SALT and occupational therapy.

In my day to day life currently, I am studying Maths and English again and volunteer at university.

I like art, travel and music.