Rohit Pattni, 60-years-old, experienced a mini stroke back in December 2025 and has been working with Attend throughout his recovery.
Rohit was born in Kenya but has lived in England for since he was one and a half years old.
His mini stroke affected the right side of body; his leg and arm was partially responding but his right hand was not responding. Rohit had said that his speech was also very slurred but has slowly been getting better. Through physiotherapy classes, he explains that his hand is able to function better, and he has made a lot of progress in the last six months.
Rohitt has been meeting with the Attend ABI service interns and joined group meetings as well during his recovery. He was referred to Attend by the hospital and has said the organisation has proved a very good service to him.
Part of the service offered by Attend through the ABI service interns, is to help clients make goals and encourage them to follow through. This was appreciated by Rohit.
“It was good to have somebody independent from the family to call back and check up and say, ‘you said you’d do this, have you done it?’” Rohit said.
The presentations provided by the ABI interns helped Rohit be able to reconnect the dots to what had happened to him. Throughout these presentations, Rohit said he benefited from meeting others who had gone through similar experiences.
Reflecting on the past six months after his stroke, Rohit noted how quickly he has been able to bounce back. He told the story about when he went for a long walk with his friends to the Battersea Pier and up to Greenwich. He said, “A long day like that still causes aches and pains, but not at the same level as before. If you had told me to undertake that sort of, say in January or February, I would’ve said no.”
Rohit lives with his wife and two sons; he expressed his gratitude towards them during his recovery, saying they have been tremendous help.
