Secret Life of the Injured Brain

I think all the time that I have so many questions that I fell that I need answering. I am a bit of a novice to my life, only three years in and I am at a point now that I should know all the answers and if I don’t then someone should be able … Continue reading Unanswered questions

I have been lucky to learn so much about brain injury through my weekly attendance of Headway. I can't remember if we have been told much about the Glasgow coma scale or GCS, but it has been in my head for a while so I guess Headway must of put it in there. I have … Continue reading The Glasgow coma scale

What is this you might say. Well I certainly didn't know what this was until I had it or should I say still have it. To explain it you first need to understand what executive functions are. We all have them but I guess I never realised they all had a certain name when looked … Continue reading Executive dysfunction

Today is the UK is always Restart a Heart day. It’s main aim is to teach the public not only about the need to learn CPR but also to teach it. Of course this was unknown to me three years ago but it can be said is the only reason that I am here today. … Continue reading Restart a Heart Day

I have been thinking a lot in the last week that my illness and what happened to me three years ago is unbelievable to me. I guess it was unbelievable to people who know me at the time it happened and it must of been really scary for people who know me but not for … Continue reading Unbelievable

Well at the beginning of this year at work I was made aware that the job that I do would be downgraded. I guess this wasn't a real surprise to me as the work I do now is completely different to the job I used to do. Work have been so good to me and … Continue reading Being downgraded

When I was first in the hospital recovering from my cardiac arrest I have been told that whenever someone came into my room I was smiling. I guess I really didn't know what was going on so perhaps I just smiled to let everyone know that I was OK. It has been three years and … Continue reading Smile 😁

“She philosophically noted dates as they came past in the revolution of the year. Her own birthday, and every other day individualised by incidents in which she had taken some share. She suddenly thought, one afternoon, that there was another date, of greater importance than all those; that of her own death; a day which … Continue reading A day to celebrate 🎉

We are so lucky that we live in a world where technology is so accessible. Especially this year, the year of Covid. How would we cope without things such as Zoom. I didn't have a clue what this was six months ago but now I use it every week for Headway and although it is … Continue reading Are you on mute? 💻

Well it the time of year that I really hate again. Three years ago this time was awful and life changing, two years ago it was equally awful and life changing as well. I guess I should focus on last year which I did dread was actually OK. The whole time I just felt so … Continue reading This time of year again