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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: Katie
Portrait: Katie
I am Katie, a 37-year-old mum of two.
Almost two and a half years ago, just a week after my 35th birthday, I suffered a series of 3 mini strokes caused by a neck injury which led to my blood vessel bending and stopping the blood flow to my brain.
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Portrait: Chris
Portrait: Chris
On Thanksgiving in 1992, Chris Bentley went to sleep and didn’t wake up for three weeks. An undetected cerebral arterial venous malformation (AVM) put massive pressure on his brain, leaving him in a coma. Thankfully, Chris recovered remarkably quickly.
Chris, 41, has now signed up for a new adventure… taking on a grueling 200km cycling route for SameYou’s Ibiza Bike & Hike event this month. He says: “I’m hoping that participating in the Ibiza Bike & Hike event will help me break free from looking at my brain injury simply as a challenge to overcome and instead recognize it deep inside as a unique experience that has taught me a new way of living.”
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Portrait: James
Portrait: James
James shouldn't even be alive, let alone be able to walk and talk, after an accident in a Paris hotel left his brain so crushed that doctors were forced to remove part of his skull and store it in his abdomen to keep the bone marrow healthy.
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Portrait: Breanna
Portrait: Breanna
My name is Breanna, and I am pursuing my MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging at the University of Sheffield. In 2021, I experienced an ischemic pontine stroke, which completely transformed my life.
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Portrait: Amy
Portrait: Amy
In September 2019, I was a 33-year-old teacher in Canada. I noticed that I was having a difficult time understanding the students when the class was noisy. I thought my ears were clogged. I therefore went to an audiologist.
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.
