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In The News
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SameYou Trustee in BBC film about recovery
SameYou Trustee in BBC film about recovery
SameYou Trustee, musician and broadcaster, Clemency Burton-Hill, is featured in a BBC documentary, My Brain: After the Rupture, highlighting her recovery after a devastating brain injury. -
SameYou has been shortlisted for the British Diversity Awards Charity of the Year award
SameYou has been shortlisted for the British Diversity Awards Charity of the Year award
We are thrilled to announce that SameYou has been shortlisted for the Charity or Nonprofit of the Year award at the British Diversity Awards.
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Raising awareness of young survivors in an ITV interview
Raising awareness of young survivors in an ITV interview
SameYou co-founder Jenny Clarke MBE, raises awareness for young stroke survivors in an ITV interview.
Survivor Stories
Many of you have written to SameYou about your experience of brain injury and told us how you identified with Emilia's story. There was a common feeling of relief about hearing a familiar story from someone young, and speaking out to normalize the injury. People were comforted that Emilia had gone through something similar to them or to a family member or loved one.
The overwhelming emotion was of gratitude that Emilia was breaking her silence and that enabled and emboldened so many others to tell their brain injury story - some for the first time. It was as if people now have permission to speak out about their story.
I get days when I just want to give up. But after hearing your story it has made me realize, I'm not on my own!
You have told us that by sharing your stories, and reading other people's, offers hope, comfort and much needed peer-to-peer support that is often hard to find.
SameYou have created this support resource called Portraits to tell the untold story of brain injury. If you would like to share your story, you can submit your story via our Share your story page.
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Portrait: Antonio
Portrait: Antonio
Antonio Iannella is a writer and published author. In this exerpt from his memoir, Antonio writes about the impact of stroke. Left paralyzed from the neck down, he navigates the shocking reality of recovery in a foreign country, grappling with the physical, emotional and psychological toll. Through humor, vulnerability and raw honesty, he reflects on the meaning of ‘normality’ and the long road to healing, highlighting both the struggles and the unexpected moments of grace that come with redefining life after a traumatic event.
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Portrait: Kyle
Portrait: Kyle
My name is Kyle and I am from a small town on Vancouver Island in Canada. I am a brain injury survivor and part of a marginalized group that has not voiced or spoken out as much as needed.
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Portrait: Adam
Portrait: Adam
I was 15 when my injury happened on December 2, 2005. I collapsed and fractured my skull while out with my family, which was caused by multiple blood clots and bleeds on my brain and skull.
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Portrait: David
Portrait: David
In October 2013, after an evening out, I awoke from sleep with a bad headache and feeling sick. I didn’t know at the time, but I was having a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Portrait: Deya
Portrait: Deya
My name is Deya. My stroke story starts when I was 28-year-old Dispensing Optician and Practice Manager at an independent opticians in Leicester. I remember sitting and having a really bad headache, one like I've never had before.
This short film tells the stories of brain injury survivors from the survivors themselves
We asked them to tell us how they feel. Some of them have done this for the very first time. We applaud their courage for speaking out. We invite everyone to hear and understand the lived experiences of brain injury and find out what has helped people recover and what is needed to help so many more.
Brain injury doesn’t only happen to the brain…
Brain injury happens to the whole person: body, brain and spirit. So we have developed a range of resources to help you find your SameYou.
