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Bouncing back: Junior Agogo's life after stroke

Former Ghana striker Junior Agogo looks to have recovered from his stroke with some hearty looking pictures to show the massive improvement after the setback.

The 38-year-old has had troubles with speech following the illness which he says has left him lacking confidence and socially isolated.

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The former Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers striker suffered the stroke in January 2015 soon after retiring from football, this subsequently led to Aphasia, which severely affects a person’s ability to use language.

Two years after his stroke when just 35 years old, Agogo is still visiting the Neuro Rehab Unit of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London's Queen Square as he battles to find his way in the world with depleted language.

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