My name is Brain Injury
We found this online and believe every brain injury survivor, carer, worker or if you’re simply affected by brain injury, you should read this. This is a very direct and…
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August 23, 2019
The JOGLE route
We would love people to come along and join us for parts of this epic walk, and raise money for a very worthwhile cause. This is roughly where we will…
June 3, 2019
Our Distance Walking Tips
Our (personal, not professional) tips for distance walking: Breakfast - Oats and milk - hot (porridge) or cold. Add honey for flavour and the sweetness for energy because refined sugar…
May 3, 2019
Wheel chair to Zimmer Frame
Equipment That Got Me Home and Walking
The hospital in Miami got me out of bed, into the wheelchair and standing with help. They told me I had to move around using a wheelchair. I thought of…
November 4, 2018
Things They Don’t Tell You
Everyone's brain is different, so every brain injury will affect people differently. I understood that straight away. However, certain aspects of recovery are more obvious and easier to understand than…
November 4, 2018
Walking boots from Alt-berg
Nasty blisters need new boots
With both the Lycra stock and Sure Step splint ordinary shoes and trainers were becoming problematic to wear and causing quite dramatic blisters. Blisters are quite normal when increasing an…
September 14, 2018
Harada-Ito eye operation
Due to the traumatic brain injury (TBI) the nerve that controls one of my eye muscles in each eye became paralysed. This resulted in not only having double vision as…
August 20, 2018
Lycra sock
Lycra sock
Where I was once paralysed down my right side I now have use of it, but with numbness and diminished sensation. This effects how messages from my brain get to…
August 10, 2018
Sure Step Orthotic
Orthotic Sure Step
This orthotic ‘Sure Step’ fits inside my shoe under the sole and forces the angle of the ankle to be less than 90° and therefore forces my shin forward forcing…
August 5, 2018
Salomon GTX 4G Boots
Planning for the walk it was obvious that I wouldn't be able to do it in my preferred type of footwear..flip flops! So after trying on many pairs of boots…
March 19, 2018