This Brain Injury Awareness Month, support our campaign to unmask the impact of poor rehabilitation care
Brain Injury Awareness Month is dedicated to highlighting the complexities of brain injury and its true impact on survivors.
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Now we are launching a campaign, Unmasking the Impact of Poor Rehabilitation Care throughout March, to outline just how essential timely, high-quality rehabilitation services are after brain injury.
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And we are asking for YOUR help to shine the spotlight on this very real, global issue.
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In The News
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Emilia and Jenny receive their MBE awards at Windsor Castle
Emilia and Jenny receive their MBE awards at Windsor Castle
SameYou co-founders Emilia and Jenny Clarke attended Windsor Castle today to receive their MBE awards for services to People with Brain Injuries.
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SameYou joins forces with healthcare charities to call for better access to rehab
SameYou joins forces with healthcare charities to call for better access to rehab
SameYou is backing a major campaign calling for an end to the postcode lottery for NHS rehabilitation services that help people recover from illness and accidents such as car crashes, cancer or strokes.
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The impact of brain injury on loved ones
The impact of brain injury on loved ones
"Having to transition from wife to carer in the matter of a morning requires adjustments. I feel loved ones need the help and support as much as the survivors, as they have to live with the brain injury just as much as we do.
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 normalise 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 realise, 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, please get in touch here.
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Portrait: Jeff
Portrait: Jeff
September 14, 2018, according to my MapMyRun, I was around 10 miles in a long run in Cambridge, MA USA when I was struck at a crosswalk by a car going 37 miles per hour.
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Portrait: Rirhandzu
Portrait: Rirhandzu
In 2020, at only 13 years old, Rirhandzu was involved in a car accident and was diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Portrait: Mark
Portrait: Mark
Mark and his wife were on a holiday of a lifetime, when the expression actually took on a whole new meaning for them.
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Portrait: Sarah
Portrait: Sarah
Sarah had the first of two strokes on April 19, 2016, two days after her 30th birthday. She talks about the importance of raising awareness of stroke in young people and having access to more support to live a full life.
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Portrait: Bethanne
Portrait: Bethanne
In this compelling survivor story, we meet Bethanne, a resilient individual whose life changed following a rapid decline in health and subsequent stroke.
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.