The secret stroke that nearly killed me, by Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton told yesterday how a stroke left her fighting for her life.

The 30-year-old actress and mother of two said she spent more than a year relearning how to walk and carry out basic tasks.

She said she had kept the condition secret because she did not want it to affect her acting career.

Miss Morton, who has twice been nominated for an Oscar, said: "I was near to death. I had a stroke at the beginning of 2006."next....