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Male experiences as a family member of a person in a prolonged disorder of consciousness

Hi Everyone, I am a trainee Clinical Psychologist planning a research project that will be exploring the experiences of male family members of people who...

Hi Everyone, I am a trainee Clinical Psychologist planning a research project...

ClinPsyConnor

•1 year ago

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Can anyone offer suggestions/guidance for my Mum after a fall at work left my Dad with a brain injury and we cant motivate him anymore...

Hi Sorry this is a long one but i just want to get all the info out for any help or guidance please. Im posting on behalf of my mum as shes a little...

Hi Sorry this is a long one but i just want to get all the info out for any hel...

SLK1985

•2 years ago

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Anger and frustration - my partner and his TBI

Hi there, I'm just wanting to get a bit of advice and maybe some answers. My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years. He had a TBI due to a nasty car...

Hi there, I'm just wanting to get a bit of advice and maybe some answers. My boy...

jaine-th

•2 years ago

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Hi everyone, So, we had a meeting yesterday in which we agreed that my partners discharge date will be moved to the 1st June as he is doing so well with...

Hi everyone, So, we had a meeting yesterday in which we agreed that my partners ...

Waitingfor

•3 years ago

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At war with DWP

Apparently its been a long time since my last post , it only seems like yesterday , Well the wife was awarded Lifetime DLA , but according to DWP this will...

Apparently its been a long time since my last post , it only seems like yesterd...

vwvanman

•4 years ago

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My mum had a brain injury and I’m struggling with patience

A year ago my mum has a brain aneurysm and it really changed my life. Her accident happened on the day of my first a level and she stayed in hospitals and...

A year ago my mum has a brain aneurysm and it really changed my life. Her accide...

Daughter_

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Children of brain injury survivors

Hi everyone, My mum had a brain haemorrhage when I was 13. I'm now 25 and my sisters and I (who were 15 and 8 at the time) are really interested to speak to...

Hi everyone, My mum had a brain haemorrhage when I was 13. I'm now 25 and my sis...

Archerlana

•4 years ago

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will i ever be me again ??????????

hello all i hope you are as well as possible ,ive not been on in a while as been a bit low , im soooo fed up of feeling tired i have been out to my local town...

hello all i hope you are as well as possible ,ive not been on in a while as been...

burtongal

•4 years ago

14 Replies

How do I talk to my Father-in-Law?

My father-in-law has a serious brain injury and is no longer the vibrant personality he once was. Prior to his cycling accident nearly 6 years ago, he never...

My father-in-law has a serious brain injury and is no longer the vibrant persona...

SpookyMrsGreen

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Stressed exhausted wife

I’ve been caring for my husband for 4 and half years after he got knocked over by a car he suffered 2bleeds on his brain , earing loss in one left ear and now...

I’ve been caring for my husband for 4 and half years after he got knocked over b...

17ar

•5 years ago

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Coping with a sudden loss

Recently my Dad suddenly died from a brain hemorrhage. We were on holiday and he just collapsed. We later discovered he had MoyaMoya disease. For a period of...

Recently my Dad suddenly died from a brain hemorrhage. We were on holiday and he...

KCKBSM

•5 years ago

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Reached the point of no return

My husban has complex PTSD as well as his ABi (which was the result of a heart attack 18 months ago). I have been trying to give him and us the 3 years the...

My husban has complex PTSD as well as his ABi (which was the result of a heart a...

keg90

•6 years ago

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Most of all I appreciate my beloved wife Eva who accepts me as I am with my brain injury. I am happy at last.

I had my TBI when I was 13 in 1983 and have been just about coping ever since. I'm not at all angry with my UK family who all abandoned me and forced me to...

I had my TBI when I was 13 in 1983 and have been just about coping ever since. I...

Bright2018

•6 years ago

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Accepting you have TBI is the most difficult thing to do.

I had my TBI in 1983 while delivering newspapers on my bike before school. There was this idea of "recovery" but in reality there in not recovery only...

I had my TBI in 1983 while delivering newspapers on my bike before school. There...

Bright2018

•6 years ago

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Finding It Difficult Dealing With Husband With Brain Damage At The Moment.

Hi - I'm just writing because I need to talk to people who understand. My Husband has MS and suffered damage to his brain due to multiple lesions. He was...

Hi - I'm just writing because I need to talk to people who understand. My Husban...

Sian123

•6 years ago

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TBI And the effect on partners

It’s nearly a year since my Fiancé suffered a severe TBI in a collision with a lorry, she was my passenger along with our two children and the accident has...

It’s nearly a year since my Fiancé suffered a severe TBI in a collision with a l...

Izzy070769

•6 years ago

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Thanks to my beloved wife Eva I am still alive

Living with severe Traumatic Brain Injury requires building a narrative for life, a story based on past memories from before the incident that caused the...

Living with severe Traumatic Brain Injury requires building a narrative for life...

Bright2018

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Living with an angry, critical stranger

Hi, my husband has a rare form of encephalitis, autoimmune limbic encephalitis. He has been unwell since last October. In early January he had several severe...

Hi, my husband has a rare form of encephalitis, autoimmune limbic encephalitis. ...

Desperatedinah

•6 years ago

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Feeling so helpless while he's in a COMA..

I didnt know where else to post this but I really am feeling so depressed like I dont know what to do. Everyday since he's been off medical sedation and in his...

I didnt know where else to post this but I really am feeling so depressed like I...

HopeforTony

•6 years ago

23 Replies

Took half day at work due to break down

My partner has a BI and I'm not his carer. He had the BI many many years before we got into a relationship. I've been with him for 5 years and on good days...

My partner has a BI and I'm not his carer. He had the BI many many years before ...

trea

•6 years ago

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Dads haemorage 7wks in

Hi, I'm new to this group and will be contacting headway for guidance tomorrow. Dad suffered a catastrophic ich 7 weeks ago. He's able to move but his speech...

Hi, I'm new to this group and will be contacting headway for guidance tomorrow. ...

Booboo1971

•6 years ago

3 Replies

My wife Annie had a SAY in 2014. She has been left quadriplegic and totally dependent upon my care.

I have published a book about Annie and my journey. The book is for carers and ABI/TBI sufferers , and explores the ups and downs of caring for a loved one...

I have published a book about Annie and my journey. The book is for carers and A...

Dune2015

•7 years ago

2 Replies

He's not heavy, he's my brother

Fifteen years ago, my brother survived brain tumour surgery. two years ago he lost his hearing and it became difficult for him to walk, and earlier this year...

Fifteen years ago, my brother survived brain tumour surgery. two years ago he lo...

braininjurythepits

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Help! What do we do with our dad?

My father-in-law has an acquired brain injury from a cycling accident in 2014. He has not yet returned home from a rehabilitation centre, and now we have no...

My father-in-law has an acquired brain injury from a cycling accident in 2014. H...

Hidden

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Support for a family of a dad with psychological problems

Hello everyone. Im new to this .. My partner was attacked 2 months ago which resulted in a fractured skull, 2 bleeds on the brain and various bruising and...

Hello everyone. Im new to this .. My partner was attacked 2 months ago which res...

LJStanley

•7 years ago

19 Replies

First Post - Caring and coping

Hi, this is my first post. I am caring for my wife who had surgery over three years ago to remove a low grade posterior fossa astrocytoma brain tumour. It is...

Hi, this is my first post. I am caring for my wife who had surgery over three y...

davmai

•7 years ago

11 Replies

How to support parents - mum had stroke 4 years ago

Hi everyone. Just found this place, after following Headway on Facebook and Twitter. Have found all your posts really interesting. My mum had a minor stroke...

Hi everyone. Just found this place, after following Headway on Facebook and Twit...

Hidden

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Hi

Hi I am new on here, feeling a little lost to be honest. Following another sleepless night, trawling the internet for answers to questions I don't have I came...

Hi I am new on here, feeling a little lost to be honest. Following another slee...

Lormck

•7 years ago

25 Replies

hi I am piggy in the middle

hi I am new here, I am here because my mum had a SAH in march this year and has another un-ruptured aneurysm. She is at home doing great, so am looking for...

hi I am new here, I am here because my mum had a SAH in march this year and has ...

hendy77

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Talking to small child about Daddy's injury

Hi everyone. I'm new to the group. My partner (36 years old fit and healthy) suffered severe hypoxic brain injury 6 weeks ago. We have a 3 1/2 yo daughter. We...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the group. My partner (36 years old fit and healthy) suf...

GardenRose

•8 years ago

10 Replies

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Male experiences as a family member of a person in a prolonged disorder of consciousness

Can anyone offer suggestions/guidance for my Mum after a fall at work left my Dad with a brain injury and we cant motivate him anymore...

Anger and frustration - my partner and his TBI

Training courses

At war with DWP

My mum had a brain injury and I’m struggling with patience

Children of brain injury survivors

will i ever be me again ??????????

How do I talk to my Father-in-Law?

Stressed exhausted wife

Coping with a sudden loss

Reached the point of no return

Most of all I appreciate my beloved wife Eva who accepts me as I am with my brain injury. I am happy at last.

Accepting you have TBI is the most difficult thing to do.

Finding It Difficult Dealing With Husband With Brain Damage At The Moment.

TBI And the effect on partners

Thanks to my beloved wife Eva I am still alive

Living with an angry, critical stranger

Feeling so helpless while he's in a COMA..

Took half day at work due to break down

Dads haemorage 7wks in

My wife Annie had a SAY in 2014. She has been left quadriplegic and totally dependent upon my care.

He's not heavy, he's my brother

Help! What do we do with our dad?

Support for a family of a dad with psychological problems

First Post - Caring and coping

How to support parents - mum had stroke 4 years ago

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hi I am piggy in the middle

Talking to small child about Daddy's injury

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