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I was married to a wonderful man. prior to our 20 yrs together, he was hit over the head with a full beer bottle. He lacked feeling emotions, never realizing...

I was married to a wonderful man. prior to our 20 yrs together, he was hit over ...

Tidesinn

•3 days ago

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Covid

Feeling a bit rough on Tuesday I thought I'd use up the last of my Covid lateral flow tests to help clean our a cupboard and jings and crivvens it came back...

Feeling a bit rough on Tuesday I thought I'd use up the last of my Covid lateral...

escocia

•4 days ago

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Nominations for the Headway Annual Awards are closing soon

Hi everyone, Did you know, the Headway Annual Awards is taking place again in December? We have been busy collating nominations and have been inspired by a...

Hi everyone, Did you know, the Headway Annual Awards is taking place again in D...

headwayuk

Partner•5 days ago

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Let's put on an exhibition!?

Hello there everyone, I have an idea and I wanted to run it past you to see if it is worth running with it… Before I had my TBI I used to draw and paint. I...

Hello there everyone, I have an idea and I wanted to run it past you to see if i...

saville75

•5 days ago

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Sunflowers

This year I have been mostly growing sunflowers!!!

CW2002

•6 days ago

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migraine and insomnia

I’ve posted on here before, but I do wish the migraine society could do more research into migraine… I have had nonstop migraine now since 2021. I always was a...

I’ve posted on here before, but I do wish the migraine society could do more res...

Rosebud66

•8 days ago

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For those who can't get help in South Wales.

I had a TBI in 2018, after 4 months of asking for help with constant headaches, balance issues, hearing, I was told about Neath & Port Talbot Hospital. I rang...

I had a TBI in 2018, after 4 months of asking for help with constant headaches, ...

haverfordwest

•8 days ago

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Angry

HiTBI carer here I'm so angry all the time. I'm struggling with my husband's changes after his TBI but it's other arm chair neurologists telling me what to do...

HiTBI carer here I'm so angry all the time. I'm struggling with my husband's cha...

5256

•12 days ago

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Panic Attacks

Had my TBI over a year ago now and I’m feeling better than I’ve felt since the accident apart from on going fatigue I feel fairly ‘normal’ but I’m still having...

Had my TBI over a year ago now and I’m feeling better than I’ve felt since the a...

Insaneinthemembrain

•12 days ago

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Glaucoma

My husband had a TBI 3 years ago he had a eye test last year optician referred him to the hospital has he had blacking behind his right eye , fast forward to...

My husband had a TBI 3 years ago he had a eye test last year optician referred h...

Charlie15

•13 days ago

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The Adventures of the Dizzy Daffodil

Hi everyone, So happy to have found this website! I am a 34 year old woman, been ill for 13 years. Have gathered several diagnosis along the way: POTS,...

Hi everyone, So happy to have found this website! I am a 34 year old woman, be...

Dizzydaffodil

•13 days ago

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Post TBI Frustrations

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know I’ve been trying to get to see a psychiatrist for the last five years. The result of which there aren’t any available...

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know I’ve been trying to get to see a psychiatr...

DTBI

•13 days ago

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Possible long term effects of undiagnosed temporal brain injury

hey all. New here and I don’t know where to turn. for years I’ve suffered with unexplainable depression, seizures memory problems and a few other issues....

hey all. New here and I don’t know where to turn. for years I’ve suffered wit...

Lactoseintolerant

•14 days ago

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walking aids???

has any used a walking aid to improve balance as I walk looking at the ground and I can’t look to the side without stopping first .. flat ground is the best...

has any used a walking aid to improve balance as I walk looking at the ground an...

Teazymaid

•15 days ago

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Went to a funeral today, my friend had two brain injuries, no one ever acknowledged them, so she gave up the fight by committing suicide

I've been wanting to write this for the last three weeks, but I did not know how to write it until today. Family members spoke at the funeral remembering the...

I've been wanting to write this for the last three weeks, but I did not know how...

pinkvision

•16 days ago

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Dad in HDU - TBI from fall

Hi. I came across this forum a few weeks ago and could do with some support. My Dad (79) had a fall 3 weeks ago from standing height. We don’t really know...

Hi. I came across this forum a few weeks ago and could do with some support. My...

Charliebear25

•17 days ago

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Thinking through treacle! 🤯

Good morning! In March 2018 I sustained a significant head injury(open temporal /occipital fracture with csf leak on) Since then life has changed drastically....

Good morning! In March 2018 I sustained a significant head injury(open temporal...

J_J_758

•17 days ago

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ohh some bad people...

hey people,like most of us(relatives,parents)none of us have had any experience of navigating the most wonderful effective system known as social care."nothing...

hey people,like most of us(relatives,parents)none of us have had any experience ...

Dogsabighelp

•20 days ago

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Confusion over my fesr

I attended an appointment yesterday with neuropsychiatry in relation to my intense fear of falling. My injury was caused by a fall backwards on the stairs. I...

I attended an appointment yesterday with neuropsychiatry in relation to my inten...

Missy_Ports68

•20 days ago

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Pink Rose

Hi folks, A few people at the bingo club I go to has seen my drawings now including a lady who is in her 90s. She asked me if I could draw her a pink rose...

Hi folks, A few people at the bingo club I go to has seen my drawings now inclu...

Matt2584

•22 days ago

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Perception of time post-TBI

Does anyone else struggle with the notion that time has just disappeared and keeps disappearing since your TBI? It’s the eve of my 7th anniversary since my...

Does anyone else struggle with the notion that time has just disappeared and kee...

TreesMTBI

•23 days ago

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cardiac arrest and hypoxic brain injury

Hello All, My mum (68) went into hospital for routine surgery and went into cardiac arrest due to difficult intubation. Her heart stopped beating for 10...

Hello All, My mum (68) went into hospital for routine surgery and went into car...

EdinCat83

•26 days ago

22 Replies

Mirtazapine

Hi, does anyone with a brain injury have any experience of using Mirtazapine to treat depression? A new doctor of mine has presented it as a ‘maybe’....

Hi, does anyone with a brain injury have any experience of using Mirtazapine to ...

BrownEdgeBoy

•27 days ago

10 Replies

Painful Legs

I have had a bleed on the brain last April. I had approximately 8 lumber punctures. I had to learn to walk again after being in hospital for 5mths. I now have...

I have had a bleed on the brain last April. I had approximately 8 lumber punctur...

Ilovepizza2024

•28 days ago

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Joint mortgage and seperation with TBI partner

Hi I really need some advice where possible. I am sure those who have read my threads know that the relationship issues between my partner and I have been...

Hi I really need some advice where possible. I am sure those who have read my t...

Mykel1

•28 days ago

4 Replies

DIY colorimetry: how do you know if tinted glasses would help your visual issues without paying hundreds of £'s for a test?

Sorry me again! I've been banging on for years about how tinted lenses helped me get on the road to recovery. I called them astonishing at the time because...

Sorry me again! I've been banging on for years about how tinted lenses helped m...

pinkvision

•28 days ago

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Reduce screen time with the FREE Google Docs speech typing and editing tool.

Continuing with the tech for visual issues the RNIB tech guy suggested narrator for windows. This is where the software speaks to you and describes what is on...

Continuing with the tech for visual issues the RNIB tech guy suggested narrator ...

pinkvision

•30 days ago

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FREE Software to adapt your computer screen background coloring.

Continuing from my last post the tech guy at the RNIB sent me this link for free software so you can change the background lighting on your computer screens....

Continuing from my last post the tech guy at the RNIB sent me this link for free...

pinkvision

•1 month ago

1 Reply

sleeping

hello. I’ve had my TBI since 2003. I’ve always had sleep problems since. It’s come and go in how bad it’s been , but I think it’s a common issue for us all....

hello. I’ve had my TBI since 2003. I’ve always had sleep problems since. It’s ...

Steveau

•1 month ago

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Visual issues; feedback on meetings with the RNIB. 1 good and 2 bad.

Contacted the RNIB and arranged two phone meetings, one with an optometrist and the other with a sight technology expert. Lets start with the bad, visual...

Contacted the RNIB and arranged two phone meetings, one with an optometrist and ...

pinkvision

•1 month ago

5 Replies

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Posts - Headway | HealthUnlocked

Headway

decades Later

Covid

Nominations for the Headway Annual Awards are closing soon

Let's put on an exhibition!?

Sunflowers

migraine and insomnia

For those who can't get help in South Wales.

Angry

Panic Attacks

Glaucoma

The Adventures of the Dizzy Daffodil

Post TBI Frustrations

Possible long term effects of undiagnosed temporal brain injury

walking aids???

Went to a funeral today, my friend had two brain injuries, no one ever acknowledged them, so she gave up the fight by committing suicide

Dad in HDU - TBI from fall

Thinking through treacle! 🤯

ohh some bad people...

Confusion over my fesr

Pink Rose

Perception of time post-TBI

cardiac arrest and hypoxic brain injury

Mirtazapine

Painful Legs

Joint mortgage and seperation with TBI partner

DIY colorimetry: how do you know if tinted glasses would help your visual issues without paying hundreds of £'s for a test?

Reduce screen time with the FREE Google Docs speech typing and editing tool.

FREE Software to adapt your computer screen background coloring.

sleeping

Visual issues; feedback on meetings with the RNIB. 1 good and 2 bad.

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