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depression

after receiving my TBI and spending time in several hospitals and rehabilitation, there was a period of time when I felt really positive about the world and...

after receiving my TBI and spending time in several hospitals and rehabilitation...

Steveau

•4 months ago

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neurologist

my son is now feeling his life is over so not bothering to try and walk etc he has noticed his friends not there anymore and just can’t be bothered with...

my son is now feeling his life is over so not bothering to try and walk etc he h...

jokeja

•4 months ago

15 Replies

What really matters to you?

Hi all, We know that big life-changing events like brain injury and the journey of adjustment that follows can give time to reflect on the things that really...

Hi all, We know that big life-changing events like brain injury and the journe...

headwayuk

Partner•4 months ago

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Future support

Hello everyone, may I ask if anyone has any experience of setting up a support package when no longer able to care for a loved one with ABI please? My...

Hello everyone, may I ask if anyone has any experience of setting up a support ...

Fennyblue

•4 months ago

1 Reply

motivation

my son has a brain injury he was 20 at the time, he is 24 now and lives in an elderly care home, he doesn’t want to do anything and struggles with motivation,...

my son has a brain injury he was 20 at the time, he is 24 now and lives in an el...

jokeja

•4 months ago

20 Replies

Thank you

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I just hope what I have said can inspire or help someone else in my situation. I drank a lot because, I was a single...

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I just hope what I have said can inspire...

Myahen

•4 months ago

1 Reply

Seven year anniversary

Seven years today on a cold frosty January afternoon my aneurysm ruptured and I ended up on the floor with my dog to keep me company. Despite the glum...

Seven years today on a cold frosty January afternoon my aneurysm ruptured and I ...

Alibongo60

•4 months ago

11 Replies

hello

I guess like everyone else, I spend a lot of time every day, wishing I could communicate with someone else that understands what having a TBI is like, in order...

I guess like everyone else, I spend a lot of time every day, wishing I could com...

Steveau

•4 months ago

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Ms Susan Henshaw

Hi, I have a alcohol related brain injury. I was 5 and a half stone and could not see walk or remember anything. It has taken a while, but I am now, alcohol...

Hi, I have a alcohol related brain injury. I was 5 and a half stone and could no...

Myahen

•4 months ago

5 Replies

What really matters to you?

Big life-changing events like brain injury and the journey of adjustment that follows can be a time to reflect on the things that really count. It might...

Big life-changing events like brain injury and the journey of adjustment that fo...

headwayuk

Partner•4 months ago

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alcoholic brain I jury

does anyone have any experience of alcoholic brain injuries? My 36 year old daughter is in hospital with wernickes. I would like to bring her home but...

does anyone have any experience of alcoholic brain injuries? My 36 year old daug...

Fishsoup

•4 months ago

6 Replies

A Personal Win!

ok so as a lit of people here with B/I will suffer from various things, like memory issues, forgetting things, concentration .. dont need to list them here,...

ok so as a lit of people here with B/I will suffer from various things, like mem...

dark-angel-79

•4 months ago

8 Replies

Rehab post concussion

Has anyone any advice on walking whilst recovering with Post Concussion Syndrome, who managed to recover..is it best to start with two or three shorter walks a...

Has anyone any advice on walking whilst recovering with Post Concussion Syndrome...

Muzzyfoxster

•4 months ago

15 Replies

Post concussion issues

Hi all, I've mentioned before that I was diagnosed after my concussion as having oculomotor and vestibular problems - and was given repetitive physio exercises...

Hi all, I've mentioned before that I was diagnosed after my concussion as having...

Painting-girl

•4 months ago

16 Replies

Post Convussion Syndrome

Has anyone any advice on recovery from post concussion syndrome?Had for about eleven months since a fall where i also sustained a minor brain bleed Any advice...

Has anyone any advice on recovery from post concussion syndrome?Had for about el...

Muzzyfoxster

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Hypoxic brain damage

Hi, my Dad had a cardiac arrest on the 16th August last year a few days after falling off a cliff and surviving. He now has hypoxic brain damage and is in...

Hi, my Dad had a cardiac arrest on the 16th August last year a few days after fa...

Kravelover

•4 months ago

8 Replies

Flu shot

I got the flu vaccine on Saturday. Since then, I've had a burning pain in my upper right leg. I think it's a side effect of the flu shot. Muscle pain...

I got the flu vaccine on Saturday. Since then, I've had a burning pain in my...

liteglimmer

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Toilet use when out, for wheelchair user

I left the hospital environment for the first time recently to a cafe with husband but I couldn't manoeuvre to the toilet, so I had to hold it until i was......

I left the hospital environment for the first time recently to a cafe with husba...

GardenElf

•4 months ago

4 Replies

Changes to fear settings?

Wondered if anyone had seen changes like mine following a ABI. Since hitting my head the early changes I noticed was loosing my fear of dogs, spiders and...

Wondered if anyone had seen changes like mine following a ABI. Since hitting my...

Nemo24

•4 months ago

4 Replies

nerve damage

I’m waiting for an MRI on my lower back as I still have weakness in my legs and arms don’t have the same grip power… the legs have improved a bit over the 3...

I’m waiting for an MRI on my lower back as I still have weakness in my legs and ...

Teazymaid

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Update : Trach voice box

Hello everyone. My husband was fitted with a voice box to his trach today for an hour. After ten days of mouthing my name, the names and ages of our sons,...

Hello everyone. My husband was fitted with a voice box to his trach today for a...

Lunalg

•4 months ago

3 Replies

Bringing the seaside to you...

Hello all, This drawing of a local seagull, will hopefully brighten your day. Just observing nature, can be so welcome, for a weary brain. Enjoy.

Hello all, This drawing of a local seagull, will hopefully brighten your day. ...

Hightide2

•4 months ago

4 Replies

Over thinking and catatrophising

Just been reading about how BI can cause the above and also cause insomnia. Have anybody experienced such matters during their journey back as a survivor?

Just been reading about how BI can cause the above and also cause insomnia. Hav...

Shreds

•4 months ago

7 Replies

ai images

hi everyone It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but would like to know if anyone recognises anything in these images. I’m planning an arts project/...

hi everyone It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but would like to know if a...

pleyland

•4 months ago

10 Replies

Close friend out of comà

Hi Everyone & Happy New Year Earlier today whilst I was sat with him on the Ñuero ward, he opened his eyes for the first time since the àccideñt. Myself and...

Hi Everyone & Happy New Year Earlier today whilst I was sat with him on the Ñuer...

PurpleRain-87

•4 months ago

2 Replies

delayed reconstruction

I had a subdural haemorrhage in may 2023 removing most of the right side of my scull even encroached my forehead that’s some 10 months ago now. I was supposed...

I had a subdural haemorrhage in may 2023 removing most of the right side of my s...

Jodieb73

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Post concussion symptoms

Hi there, I had an accident last week 31/12/23 that left me with concussion. I had an CT scan with showed nothing. After being in bed for 3-4 days mostly I'm...

Hi there, I had an accident last week 31/12/23 that left me with concussion. I h...

BadSkater

•4 months ago

29 Replies

Support groups for young people

hello everyone I’m interested to know. I am a parent of son who had a RTA when he was 20 years old and suffered Brian injuries. He is now 37 and attended...

hello everyone I’m interested to know. I am a parent of son who had a RTA when ...

Dianehope

•4 months ago

1 Reply

It's starting out a better year for me.

For the first time since my accident I had a blood test that came back a lot more positive for me than it is. Since i had my TBI i have been having my blood...

For the first time since my accident I had a blood test that came back a lot mor...

Hidden

•4 months ago

4 Replies

Post brain injury hallucinations?

My son, following meningitis and a craniotomy last month, has informed me that he has started seeing a large black figure at the end of his bed whilst he is...

My son, following meningitis and a craniotomy last month, has informed me that h...

Team-MJ4

•4 months ago

6 Replies

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Headway

All posts for January 2024

depression

neurologist

What really matters to you?

Future support

motivation

Thank you

Seven year anniversary

hello

Ms Susan Henshaw

What really matters to you?

alcoholic brain I jury

A Personal Win!

Rehab post concussion

Post concussion issues

Post Convussion Syndrome

Hypoxic brain damage

Flu shot

Toilet use when out, for wheelchair user

Changes to fear settings?

nerve damage

Update : Trach voice box

Bringing the seaside to you...

Over thinking and catatrophising

ai images

Close friend out of comà

delayed reconstruction

Post concussion symptoms

Support groups for young people

It's starting out a better year for me.

Post brain injury hallucinations?

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

Do you feel isolated as a result of your brain injury?

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