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On 6 September 2010, former Middlesbrough footballer Gary Parkinson suffered a stroke. It was only later the devastating effects of that moment would become apparent. Gary was diagnosed with locked-in syndrome; it means he is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles. After two years in hospital, Gary is now back in the family home in the North West This is what happened when Ali Brownlee went to meet him, his wife Debbie, and former Middlesbrough team-mate Lee Turnbull.