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Warren’s story
Warren is bravely sharing his story as part of this year’s Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week campaign We See You, which highlights the impact isolation and loneliness have on survivors and their loves ones.
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Symra’s story
We see people like Symra, who is sharing her experience as part of this year’s Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week.
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Stef's story
"Headway has shown me that brain injury isn't the end, that we are still full of potential and have so much to give."
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Alistair Wallace
When Alastair Wallace missed a single step on the stairs at Oxford Circus Station, he thought he’d simply stumbled. Instead, he woke up days later in intensive care, with half his skull removed and his life dramatically altered.
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Leonard Lewis
For many, brain injury can mean having to rebuild one’s life from scratch. To start again. To relearn the most basic of life skills. It’s a journey, and there’s no finishing line.
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Jaden's story
When Jaden Payne was 14, his life changed in an instant. A car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, and for a moment, his family feared they might lose him.
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Morgan Thain Miller
When Morgan Thain Miller was just 10 years old, she was diagnosed with cerebellitis - a rare condition, typically found in infants, that causes swelling in the cerebellum in the brain, affecting balance and coordination.
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Sally-Ann Mowbray
A mum-of-four has turned her family’s journey with brain injury into a book of hope for survivors.
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The CEO of a Headway charity in the West Midlands
The CEO of a local Headway charity in the West Midlands told us about the delays in payments her Headway charity has experienced with the local authority and local ICB.
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Oldbury family
Margaret and Stanley from Oldbury were relieved when their son, Mark, returned home following the breakdown of a 14-year relationship. In the time that Mark was away from them, he had been the victim of abuse and had sustained a serious brain injury.
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The CEO of a Headway charity in the South of England
The CEO of a Headway charity in the South of England spoke with us about the issues with assessments and reassessments by local authority social care teams that are affecting brain injury survivors at the charity.
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