An acquired brain injury can challenge every aspect of your life – walking, talking, thinking and feeling. It can mean losing both the life you once lived and the person you once were - which is why so many people turn to Headway to help.
Every year around 350,000 people are admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury and the results can be devastating and long-lasting for the whole family. It’s thanks to organisations like Headway that people who experience this trauma can work on their recovery to live a fulfilling and independent life again.
A helping hand from Headway
A brain injury can happen to anyone, at any time, but when it does, Headway is on hand to help, no matter what the circumstances or background. They aim to promote the understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provide information and support to the survivors, their families and carers. They also aim to raise awareness of acquired brain injuries and a more understanding society, as well as campaigning for greater safety to try to prevent it happening to anyone else. UK and Channel Islands offer a range of services including rehabilitation, carer support, community outreach and respite care for both survivors and their families.
Stepping into spring
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As proud supporters of Headway and the incredible work they do, we couldn’t pass on a chance to raise awareness of the charity and fundraise so they can continue to help anyone who has experienced a brain injury. raise £6,272 for Headway UK and walked an incredible 59.6 million steps – roughly 23,800 miles.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint
Tom Kerr cannot speak highly enough of Headway and the support they’ve given him to get his life back on track. Having just graduated from university with a degree in sports coaching, he had the whole world at his feet. However, after being struck by a car at just 24-years-old Tom was so badly injured doctors told his partner, Louise, that even if he did survive, he would face years of rehabilitation and therapy before he could speak, walk or live independently.
Adapting to 365 days of challenges
Like many charities, Headway and their service users have had their own challenges over the past year. The way local groups and branches have adapted to provide virtual support to survivors of an acquired brain injury and their families has been nothing short of inspiring.
Action for brain injury
May’s Action for Brain Injury Week asks the question of how a life of lockdown has exacerbated social isolation for those living with a brain injury, often having a negative impact on their mental wellbeing.
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