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Eli's story
"I’m so glad the information from Headway was there to help me overcome that – and that it’s there for others, too. Because you never know when you, or your loved one, might need it."
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Deborah Johnston
Deborah Johnston, from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in 2015 after she began having balance issues.
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Katie's story
Katie Stratton was a happy, healthy mum-of-two when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2019, aged 29.
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Raj's story
Doctors initially thought Raj Gataora wouldn’t eat, drink or even breathe by himself when he sustained a traumatic brain injury following a road crash in 2005.
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Amarachi Nwaneri
We speak to Trainee Clinical Psychologist and researcher Amarachi Nwaneri about her research into social connection and isolation among BAME carers.
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Lorna's story
As part of Headway's Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week 2025 On a good day campaign, Lorna shares her experience of how life changed after falling from her horse, aged 18.
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The Waiting Room by Headway Newtonabbey
Here, every story matters. Here, every story grows.
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Ataxia after brain injury
Ataxia is the name for a group of disorders in which the brain’s ability to control muscles becomes disrupted.
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Martin's journey: Overcoming intracranial subdural empyema
Intracranial Subdural Empyema is a rare and life-threatening infection of the brain between the dura mater (top layer of tissues) and the arachnoid mater (middle layer).
Read more about Martin's journey: Overcoming intracranial subdural empyema
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Georgina's story
Georgina, or ‘G’ for short, was living her best life travelling the world as cabin crew for British Airways when a sudden and unexpected brain injury changed everything.
