1 year today

[Braininjurysurvivor]

My last memorys of this day last year was being in the car park at work after a great morning at work one mate saying I could put my bike in the back of his truck and he would drop me home and my other mate flicking an elastic band at me and got me and I said YOU WAIT TIL MONDAY🤣 I rode out of the car park with a big smile on my face then Monday never came 😢 although I don’t remember what happened this day will haunt me for a very long time i was riding along minding my own business and was hit but a skip truck I suffered a severe traumatic intracranial injury, acute subdural haematoma evacuation and decompressive craniectomy then a autologous cranioplasty. My world was turned upside down in a matter of minutes it’s so easy to say nothing like that will ever happen to me and to think ur invincible but we really aren’t anything can happen in a heartbeat .This has been the hardest year of my life I have kept on fighting every single day even with no strength barely any sleep and no self belief I still get my self out of my bed for my girls every day because I’m there mother and they need me although this has been the worst year we have managed to make so many memories that we will never forget they haven’t been easy to make but we have done it through blood sweat and a massive amount of tears😢😢😢 it’s been a year since I have walked outside alone that is very scary that’s a goal for the next 6 months but going to take a lot to achieve it something that was so natural before that people take for granted 😢but do you know what I have done this, I have got to this stage,I have fought on and on and I will continue to fight.a lot of things will never be the same I’ve learnt a lot about myself and got my priorities in the right order and I’ve also learnt

Don’t expect people to be the way u think they should be biggest lesson learnt.

I’m not writing this for sympathy or praise I don’t expect that💪💪 I really cannot believe it has been a year feels like yesterday but also feels like a lifetime💔

[Marnie22]

Your story really touched me and I am glad that you shared it. You have certainly had a tough time and have had to adjust to a lot of changes. Please remember that you are in the very, very early stages of dealing with your injury and your new life. I am sure that others have said this - I go to a Headway group and use the Headway helpline and I still get this said to me - my injury happened in hospital almost exactly four years ago.

I wish you all the best. You seem to be fighting hard to keep going and that is a very positive sign.

I hope you will update us on how things go for you.

😀🌸

[cat3]

Well done on what you've achieved so far ! With all the issues brain injury survivors face, plus children to consider and care for, you need to give yourself a massive pat on the back m'dear.

I hope your second year will bring more progress, as is usually the case after brain injury. All best wishes, Cat x