Brain Blog
Please find below our series of blog articles, expressing the personal views of our bloggers.
Announcing "The New Me" brain injury ebook
Posted on August 24, 2010 by Richard Stables
Cover image for The New Me
Headway is delighted to release a new e-book for free download, entitled "The New Me". The e-book is a collection of poetry and prose pieces giving an insiders perspective on recovery from brain injury. The contributors all attended the "Harbour" peer support group during Summer 2010.
You can download the e-book here in pdf format (for which you need Adobe Reader)
Think Ahead!
Posted on August 09, 2010 by Richard Stables
Sign up to the Online Petition
Ireland continues to lag far behind other European countries for many aspects of neurological care. The Neurological Alliance of Ireland is asking for your support for its campaign for a National Programme for Neurological Care by the HSE which will prioritise planning and investment in services for people with neurological conditions, which affect over 700,000 people in this country. Visit www.nai.ie to give your support to the "Think Ahead" campaign for a National Programme for Neurological Care or sign the petition directly.
Download a leaflet for the "Think Ahead" campaign.
Jim's Blog #3
Posted on July 15, 2010 by Blogger Blogger
...not a lot going on at the moment so I'll tell you about a trip I took to Fethard-On Sea in Co. Wexford yesterday (13th of July). I used to spend each summer here during my teens, so you could say it's my old stomping ground! I bumped into a good friend from back then. Meeting her brought back memories of the reunion we had a year or two ago. We had all met up in a friends bar who still lives there, and had a whale of a night catching up and reminiscing about the good old days. Another reunion would be very much appreciated as I really miss these those days.
The Hardest Working Human Being...
Posted on July 09, 2010 by Richard Stables
We were contacted by Chris Henderson, who cares for Brian Edmonds, a man with brain injury. Chris has entered Brian into America's Hardest Working Human Being contest.
We liked the video, if you want to vote for Brian, you can do so at this link:
http://C0vI49x5tRc.mitchumhardestworking.com/
Peter's Blog: How dysphasia has affected my family
Posted on July 05, 2010 by The Brainiacs
In this entry l would like to talk about how my acquired brain injury has affected my family. I am married with a wife and 3 children. I suffer from dysphasia.
Dysphasia is a condition where a person cannot communicate what they want to say. They have difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and speech. This happens as a result of damage to the left hand side of the brain. The commonest cause of this, is a person suffering a stroke, it can also result from any acquired brain injury or dementia.
l am currently receiving Speech & Language therapy in Peamount Hospital on a weekly basis, which l am finding very good .
Tom's Blog: The effect on my family and friends
Posted on July 05, 2010 by The Brainiacs
In this Blog I am going to talk about the effect my head injury had on my family.
My life changed when I had a stroke. My family was very worried about my Brain injury, the effect it would have on my work life. Planning and organising home and work life is very hard and I was not able to do them as before.
Martina's Blog: Nationwide
Posted on July 05, 2010 by The Brainiacs
In this blog entry I am going to talk about my reaction from my first blog and about my experiences of appearing on RTE Nationwide Programme.
Firstly I would like to say how happy I was with the reaction from my family and friends on how good the blog is. People could not believe how much I have improved and how I was able to write the whole thing myself.
Texting Whilst Driving..what do you think?
Posted on July 01, 2010 by Richard Stables
Our Brain Injury Awareness group have been debating this picture, let us know what you think, post a comment from here.
Jim's Blog #2
Posted on June 25, 2010 by Blogger Blogger
Hi Jim here.
A lot of positive things are happening for me at the moment. Over the months of April and May I completed a Neuropsychological assessment. The feedback I received was from both the psychologist and the staff in the Headway day services was very good. It has really lifted my spirits and my mam is also delighted!! I feel like there are more doors open to me know. It feels great to have options. My goal at the moment is to get voluntary work with people with disabilities. Hopefully with the National Council for the blind or the Irish Deaf Society. I'll keep you updated with any progress.
Jim's Blog
Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jim Kennelly
My name is Jim Kennelly and I am 37 years of age. I have been attending Headway Day Services in Lucan for the past 8 years. I am currently working on my autobiography on a Thursday afternoon and at home. I am hoping to post quotes from my book and what I have been up to via my blog on a monthly basis. I am looking forward to starting my monthly blog's as I feel this may help people get a better insight an understanding of an acquired brain injury. It is my goal in life to enable people to become more aware of what an acquired brain injury is and how the effects of it can change people's lives.