From the moment she comes through the leisure centre door in her wheelchair, JoJo Wynn is smiling. It’s Friday, and that’s her favourite day of the week, because it’s when she comes for a swim as part of her rehabilitation after having a stroke.

She’s been coming to IB Leisure, in Ingleby Barwick , nearly every week since February, last year, and her positivity in the face of adversity has made her a popular customer. “It’s the freedom I get from being in the water that gives me such a feeling of joy,” says the 69-year-old mother-of-two and grandmother-of-four, from Hartburn , near Stockton .

On Wednesday, October 29 - on World Stroke Day - JoJo is telling her story to raise awareness of the condition, and to give hope to others going through post-stroke treatment. Every day in the

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