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BBC News By Rachael Garside image captionEight-year-old Brooklyn May suffered a stroke four minutes into a rugby practice session An eight-year-old boy who suffered a stroke during a rugby training session is making progress every day, according to his coach. Brooklyn May had just started warming up on Tuesday evening for Trimsaran RFC juniors in Carmarthenshire. Chairman of the club s junior section, Gavin O Shea, said within four minutes of training starting an ambulance had been called. Almost £5,000 has been raised by the club to help support the family. Mr O Shea said: The session began at 5.30pm, as it does every week, and by 5.34pm we were phoning for an ambulance. ....
Eight-year-old collapses on Trimsaran rugby pitch after suffering a stroke Brooklyn May was about to take to the field to practice ahead of a game on Sunday when he collapsed and is now in hospital in Cardiff Updated An eight-year-old boy has suffered a stroke before a training session with his rugby club. Brooklyn May was among a group of 45 young Trimsaran RFC Juniors players getting ready to take part in the session on the evening of Tuesday, May 18, when he collapsed on the pitch. The club s first aider immediately came to his aid and the Welsh Ambulance Service was called, which rushed the Trimsaran School pupil to Glangwili Hospital, before he was transferred to hospital in Cardiff. It was while at hospital that it was discovered he d suffered a stroke, something normally associated with much older adults. ....