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Lynette McMorrough has suffered a stroke. Her husband, Nick Wilton.
has set
up a blog to report on her recovery. www.howslynette.blogspot.com. She
is currently having physiotheraphy in hospital.

Swift thrombolysis by stroke nurses saves 'fairy godmother'
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Ms McMorrough (front) with members of the Basildon stroke team including
Beth Smyth, stroke specialist nurse (far right)

An actress is recovering after being given emergency stroke treatment at
Basildon University Hospital when she collapsed during a performance of
Cinderella.
Lynette McMorrough, 53, has had roles in Crossroads and daytime soap
Doctors, but was playing the role of the Fairy Godmother at the Thameside
Theatre in Grays, when she became ill on 29 December.

Ms McMorrough was taken to Basildon University Hospital, where after an
assessment including a CT scan, she was identified as a patient who
could be
thrombolysed.

Beth Smyth, specialist nurse for stroke at the hosptial, said: 'We started
thrombolysing patients in Mid-September 2008 and since then we have
assessed
35 patients and six have been given the treatment.

'Early intervention by the nursing specialist team makes sure the
damage is
limited. Thrombolysing the patient dissolves the blood clot, helping to
prevent lasting disabilities and allows for a better recovery,' he added.

Jennifer Marshall, ward manager for Pasteur Ward, the hospital's acute
stroke unit, said: 'We are not yet able to thrombolyse patients 24/7
but we
hope this is something we can offer in the future.'