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WESTERN NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>December</strong> 4 <strong>2018</strong> 11<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Stroke victim a step closer<br />
to getting his tricycle<br />
• By Anan Zaki<br />
STROKE VICTIM Grant<br />
Cowan is edging closer to<br />
getting back cycling.<br />
Friends of the former police<br />
officer and triathlete rallied<br />
around the him after he suffered<br />
two strokes 18 months<br />
ago.<br />
They set up a Go Fund Me<br />
page to buy a recumbent tricycle<br />
for the 52-year-old former<br />
Papanui resident.<br />
Donations from 149 people<br />
reached $12,300 last Friday.<br />
They need $16,500 to buy the<br />
trike, which is able to be ridden<br />
while sitting down.<br />
Mr Cowan lost the ability to<br />
speak, and lost feeling in his<br />
right arm and right leg after<br />
the stroke. He now lives at St<br />
John of God care facility in<br />
Halswell.<br />
Mr Cowan’s friend of 30<br />
years Rodger Wyatt told<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>News</strong> in October<br />
that when he tried the trike<br />
at the Bike Expo, they saw<br />
an expression unseen for 18<br />
months.<br />
“The look on his face, he was<br />
just absolutely humming.”<br />
Mr Cowan’s friends also<br />
ALL SMILES: Grant Cowan on a tricycle with Trikes NZ owner Brian Gilbert. It was this<br />
moment that sparked Mr Cowan’s friends into action to raise $16,500 to buy the trike.<br />
took part in the Blue Dog sixhour<br />
blast at McLeans Island<br />
in October to raise awareness<br />
for their cause. They won the<br />
race.<br />
Mr Cowan’s best friend<br />
Derrick Murray said they<br />
also want to raise awareness<br />
about strokes among 40-50<br />
year-olds.<br />
The Stroke Foundation of<br />
New Zealand recommends<br />
learning three observations<br />
to look for when identifying<br />
stroke victims.<br />
If the person’s face is drooping<br />
on one side, if one arm<br />
is weak or if their speech is<br />
slurred, phone 111.<br />
It’s abbreviated as FAST.<br />
Face, Arm, Speech and Take<br />
action.<br />
•To donate money for Mr<br />
Cowan’s trike, visit www.<br />
gofundme.com/gettinggrant-mobile<br />
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