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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...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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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 ...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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 ...

•7 months ago

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...

•7 months ago

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 ...

•7 months ago

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 ...

•7 months ago

Hubby's TBI

Two years ago my 54 yr old husband had a cardiac arrest while driving, he had no heartbeat for over 30 minutes but they continued with CPR and fortunately he...

Two years ago my 54 yr old husband had a cardiac arrest while driving, he had no...

•7 months ago

coping with temperatures

Hello . I have helped look after my husband who had a TBI nearly 4 years ago. Recently the carers and myself and my daughter have been asking if he is too cold...

Hello . I have helped look after my husband who had a TBI nearly 4 years ago. Re...

•7 months ago

RNIB may be another option for vision issues after brain injury.

Just been on the phone to the RNIB because they have a page for vision issues after stroke. I asked about vision issues after TBI and explained my current and...

Just been on the phone to the RNIB because they have a page for vision issues af...

•7 months ago

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Switching color mode capability on this Headway site and their web pages may be a good idea for people with visual issues/ screen viewing.

I have noticed that on the RNIB web page there is an option to switch between color modes while viewing their web pages. As so many people with brain injuries...

I have noticed that on the RNIB web page there is an option to switch between co...

•7 months ago

Mild TBI

My husband was hit head on on Hogmanay and suffered from many injuries, including a mild TBI. His personality has changed and it is like living with a...

My husband was hit head on on Hogmanay and suffered from many injuries, includin...

•7 months ago

Interesting distinction between visual issues caused by stroke and by TBI. There's a test you can get for visual processing issues post TBI

Went to the stroke clinic today to get assessed for suspected TIA's causing visual problems. Consultant said my issues were not TIA related because my visual...

Went to the stroke clinic today to get assessed for suspected TIA's causing visu...

•7 months ago

Wait Time for a Rehab Place

hi all, it’s been 6 weeks since my dad was assaulted & ended up with a brain injury. He’s doing amazingly considering his injury & where he started he just...

hi all, it’s been 6 weeks since my dad was assaulted & ended up with a brain in...

•7 months ago

Dreaded Covid

Having started with a bad cold last week after having a gastroscope, at my local hospital, I didn’t think too much about it at first, eventually went to...

Having started with a bad cold last week after having a gastroscope, at my local...

•7 months ago

garden kaputt...

hey all,most of you know the trauma with what is my 3 garden areas.anyway,left to visit sean y/day,whole street out watching machines etc,lads doing things...

hey all,most of you know the trauma with what is my 3 garden areas.anyway,left t...

•7 months ago

My Life

Life is always just out of reach.The transparent wall unbreakable The normality uncatchable Thoughts jumbled with dizziness. My Life

Life is always just out of reach.The transparent wall unbreakable The normality...

•7 months ago

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage & Tinnitus

Hi I had a Subarachnoid hemorrhage 4 weeks ago with no Aneurysms or other abnormalities found after an Angiogram. I feel very lucky & grateful to be one of the...

Hi I had a Subarachnoid hemorrhage 4 weeks ago with no Aneurysms or other abnorm...

•7 months ago

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The most informative web page I have seen about vision loss after stroke is from the RNIB.

Hi folks was searching for info on loss of vision after TIA and came across this page from the Royal National Institute for the Blind. It's really informative...

Hi folks was searching for info on loss of vision after TIA and came across this...

•7 months ago

Going blind, suspected TIA, anyone else had this

For the last couple of months my vision from the left eye has been going black after exposure to bright light and LED lights for more than a couple of hours....

For the last couple of months my vision from the left eye has been going black a...

•7 months ago

Ideas for part time work

I'm looking to get into part time administration work. Feel overwhelmed with searching online and applying online. Fatigue sets in with screen...

I'm looking to get into part time administration work. Feel overwhelmed with se...

•7 months ago

PIPS Review

Hi everyone, I have not posted for some time due to a catalogue of illnesses, which has left me with a long covid diagnosis. This has made all elements of...

Hi everyone, I have not posted for some time due to a catalogue of illnesses, ...

•7 months ago

Is this discrimatory?

I have been in contract with Microsoft Disability Helpline. (I post about it before but I not can't login to that account. This site is very complex). The...

I have been in contract with Microsoft Disability Helpline. (I post about it bef...

•7 months ago

My Life

Dissociated for the whole day and panic and severe depression.It's to much

Dissociated for the whole day and panic and severe depression.It's to much

•7 months ago

Always put off until tomorrow what you don't have energy for today

That's my new motto going forward. Procrastination. It's important and we need it, so I wanted to share. Thanks for reading! 😃

That's my new motto going forward. Procrastination. It's important and we need i...

•7 months ago

Fatigue coping strategies

Hi everyone, We are updating our information on fatigue and would love to hear your tips on managing fatigue after brain injury. Please share your advice...

Hi everyone, We are updating our information on fatigue and would love to hear ...

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