Six-year-old Hollyoaks star left paralysed by stroke that doctors say was triggered by an extremely common childhood viral infection READ MORE: Mother, 58, distraught after fat-melting jabs triggered a infection By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 12:42, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 12:45, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments A six-year-old girl had to learn how to talk again after suffering a stroke which left her temporarily paralysed following a chickenpox infection. Child actor Avy Berry, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, has to undergo life-saving brain surgery — but made a remarkable recovery. Recently, she secured a year-long stint on Channel 4's Hollyoaks, playing Scott Drinkwell's foster daughter, Miley Carson.
It's thought the stroke was triggered by chickenpox, which she caught four months before. Every year around 400 children in the UK have a stroke and in rare cases infections, such as chickenpox, can increase the risk, according to Stroke Association. Six-year-old Avy Berry had to learn how to talk again after she suffered from both a transient ischaemic attack — known as a mini stroke — and a stoke.
Just a few weeks into her recovery, Avy landed a year-long role on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks playing character Scott Drinkwell's foster daughter Miley Carson (pictured) In October 2022, Avy had a stroke and had surgery to correct the blood flow in her brain Avy's mum Fearne Collins, 31, realised that something was wrong with Avy in April 2022 when she bec.