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Who else hates this heat

So i have broken out in a heat rash as my body cant regulate temperture so i spent most nights sleeping on the patio in my back garden or with a frozen ice...

So i have broken out in a heat rash as my body cant regulate temperture so i spe...

bexx87

•5 years ago

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Court of protection

Hi, I'm new to this community. My husband had a cardiac arrest nearly five weeks ago and was without a pulse for around 30minutes. He was sedated for over...

Hi, I'm new to this community. My husband had a cardiac arrest nearly five week...

scousemouse29

•5 years ago

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TWO FINGER SALUTE-TO MEMORY LOSS !!

I laugh in the face of memory loss !!! For i am the lad who gets his phone updated every 2 weeks,who's not on contract and has to pay for another because,i've...

I laugh in the face of memory loss !!! For i am the lad who gets his phone updat...

itsallinmyhead51

•5 years ago

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Trying to live and thrive with an acquired brain injury

Hi, I’m me! I had a SAH back in May 2017 and whilst trying to remain positive and upbeat, I have to admit, I struggle! I used to have a career, but they fired...

Hi, I’m me! I had a SAH back in May 2017 and whilst trying to remain positive a...

Hayloft64

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Financial help

Hi, Just seeing what financial help is out there? I currently get the mobility part for pip and esa. These two benefits placed together still don’t result in...

Hi, Just seeing what financial help is out there? I currently get the mobility p...

Cornishwaves247

•5 years ago

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Hoping to walk 3 Yorkshire peaks.

Some people may remember I’ve been wanting to walk 3 Yorkshire peaks for a while now. Look back through my earlier posts for full story but to cut it short....

Some people may remember I’ve been wanting to walk 3 Yorkshire peaks for a while...

keeley24

•5 years ago

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Does a return to part-time education help after brain injury.

Hi has anyone returned to education following their brain injury, did it help? If so how? I'm making enquiries into studying an open format MA/ MSc in...

Hi has anyone returned to education following their brain injury, did it help? I...

pinkvision

•5 years ago

18 Replies

PIP AGAIN and advice

Hi guys been a while since anything really need some advice Some will know I applied for pip many years ago. I think 2015/16 don’t ask me my memory doesn’t...

Hi guys been a while since anything really need some advice Some will know I ap...

lew-ann

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Silicone earplugs

Hi folks, I expect quite a few of you with BI struggle with sleep, I know I used to, waking up at silly o’clock in the middle of the night and finding it hard...

Hi folks, I expect quite a few of you with BI struggle with sleep, I know I used...

Matt2584

•5 years ago

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Cannabis

Hi folks, If I were to say “Cannabis can cure cancer” I would most likely get laughed at and ridiculed. CBD oil is on the rise and CBD may be good stuff but it...

Hi folks, If I were to say “Cannabis can cure cancer” I would most likely get la...

Matt2584

•5 years ago

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I’m headline speaker!

I’m excited to be speaking at this amazing festival on the 27th July 4pm. I promise it will leave you with a smile on your face as I talk about ‘Hope &...

I’m excited to be speaking at this amazing festival on the 27th July 4pm. I prom...

Kavib

•5 years ago

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A quick follow up to 'visual weirdness' (my previous post)

It seems that up to 8% of brain injury sufferers have what is known as hallucinations, or what has been described as neuro-psychotic episodes. It's not clear...

It seems that up to 8% of brain injury sufferers have what is known as hallucina...

pinkvision

•5 years ago

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Recovery Journey After VP Shunt Op

And so begins another weary day. Madness may have beaten me to claiming that line as my own by a few decades, but I'm not bitter, it just seems to sums things...

And so begins another weary day. Madness may have beaten me to claiming that lin...

Froggiefrog

•5 years ago

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Just waiting for Diagnosis

So I'm here to try find out how to get fixed! Currently waiting for tests through neurologist on an old head Injury that is likely the result of my symptoms...

So I'm here to try find out how to get fixed! Currently waiting for tests throug...

Firebolt

•5 years ago

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thrombus still present after stroke

i had a stroke 3 months ago in the left atrial artery I am 38 and have damage to my pons and thalamus. the question is after my last ct scan the damage can be...

i had a stroke 3 months ago in the left atrial artery I am 38 and have damage to...

Cjk81

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Lamotrigine - help with mood?

Lamotrigine is a medicine that can be prescribed to prevent seizures. But also it may help your mood after a brain injury. Has anyone taken Lamotrigine and...

Lamotrigine is a medicine that can be prescribed to prevent seizures. But also ...

Plenty

•5 years ago

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First go!

This is my first attempt at an online forum. I'm a bit of a techno idiot but here goes. I am the mother of a son who was badly injured in a car v cycle (he ws...

This is my first attempt at an online forum. I'm a bit of a techno idiot but her...

birdwatch

•5 years ago

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Visual weirdness. A quest for knowledge.

If you have the time you may want to read my first posts in order to get some perspective. The visual component to my condition is by far the biggest issue and...

If you have the time you may want to read my first posts in order to get some pe...

pinkvision

•5 years ago

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Benefits and Legal/Law firms representation!

Dear all,hope you all are recovering well,I am still in early days,without any helps...,neither from hospital or any social services,but the Worth of all is;I...

Dear all,hope you all are recovering well,I am still in early days,without any h...

Joey53

•5 years ago

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Raising awareness mental health and wellbeing!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzfAXVSHRMa/?igshid=5r2ex0vs9x9x Please check the link to read the content .

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzfAXVSHRMa/?igshid=5r2ex0vs9x9x Please check the l...

Kavib

•5 years ago

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Positivity Rules

Hi, I'm 53 years old and a month post surgery to replace an infected VP shunt and replace it with a new one on the other side of my head. My hydrocephalus was...

Hi, I'm 53 years old and a month post surgery to replace an infected VP shunt an...

Froggiefrog

•5 years ago

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Fatigue

Fatigue can be a problem but for brain injury survivors it can be worse. I was in a shop today, Home Bargains, and I saw a pack of maca powder. If you know me,...

Fatigue can be a problem but for brain injury survivors it can be worse. I was i...

Matt2584

•5 years ago

21 Replies

MPs debate acquired brain injury

The MP Chris Bryant raising awareness of ABI in parliament this morning if anyone is interested in it. Reading the posts here daily, awareness, support and new...

The MP Chris Bryant raising awareness of ABI in parliament this morning if anyon...

ErinSAH

•5 years ago

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That time of year again!

The day is almost here!! Please do all you can to help! Even spreading the word would be fantastic!!...

The day is almost here!! Please do all you can to help! Even spreading the word ...

BaronC

•5 years ago

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Incorrect diagnosis of hypoxic brain injury and unnecessary heavy polymedication

What should be my next step? My daughter initially diagnosed with hypoxic brain injury and resultant epilepsy 6 years ago is now diagnosed with no brain injury...

What should be my next step? My daughter initially diagnosed with hypoxic brain ...

19jim40

•5 years ago

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No apparent reason for blackout.

Hello, this is my first post. My husband collapsed in January after not being able to speak for a couple of moments 10 minutes previously. He just keeled...

Hello, this is my first post. My husband collapsed in January after not being a...

FlowerPower62

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Any members in Lincolnshire/Peterborough area?

Hello everyone. Anybody in the Lincolnshire area on here? Or even Peterborough!

Hello everyone. Anybody in the Lincolnshire area on here? Or even Peterborough! ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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All posts for July 2019

Who else hates this heat

Court of protection

TWO FINGER SALUTE-TO MEMORY LOSS !!

Trying to live and thrive with an acquired brain injury

Financial help

Hoping to walk 3 Yorkshire peaks.

Does a return to part-time education help after brain injury.

PIP AGAIN and advice

Silicone earplugs

Cannabis

I’m headline speaker!

A quick follow up to 'visual weirdness' (my previous post)

Recovery Journey After VP Shunt Op

Just waiting for Diagnosis

thrombus still present after stroke

Lamotrigine - help with mood?

First go!

Visual weirdness. A quest for knowledge.

Benefits and Legal/Law firms representation!

Raising awareness mental health and wellbeing!

Positivity Rules

Fatigue

MPs debate acquired brain injury

That time of year again!

Incorrect diagnosis of hypoxic brain injury and unnecessary heavy polymedication

No apparent reason for blackout.

Any members in Lincolnshire/Peterborough area?

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