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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Many thanks to Sentinel Leisure for helping us through their Changing Lives Scheme for providing excellent gym and swimming facilities.