Family of a GMP cop who spent 18 months in hospital after severe stroke take another step towards dream

Almost 18 months after a GMP cop was left fighting for his life following a severe stroke, his family's dream of being back together could soon come true.

Darren White, from Wigan, who worked on the frontline for Greater Manchester Police for more than 20 years, suffered a near fatal intracranial bleed, causing a hemorrhagic stroke in September 2021.

He has spent more than a year recuperating in hospital. Darren's desperate to go home.

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The father-of-two, who was on the scene following the Manchester Arena bombing, has been left with left side paralysis and some cognitive impairment.

A friend of the 40-year-old started a GoFundMe page tin a bid to raise £50,000 for his family - the amount needed for a downstairs bedroom and wetroom at their Ashton home.

The fundraiser has now passed the £24,000 mark - meaning Darren, his wife Jo, and their daughters Abbie, 13, and Lola, eight, have taken a big step towards their goal of being under the same roof.

The father-of-two is working with the neurological rehabilitation team at Trafford General Hospital. Jo said Darren still has to use a wheelchair, but has his speech, language and long-term memory almost entirely back to what it was.

He is having speech therapy and still struggles with his short-term memory. With his recovery seeing successes and a huge backing from the community through donations and fundraising events - this happy scene is in stark contrast to the events that unfolded back in September 2021.

The day he was taken to hospital, Darren's wife Jo got a message from her daughter who had just got home from school - after she noticed something was wrong. Slurring during