Right to rehab: an immersive digital experience to voice the need for change

It’s hard to imagine just what a difference having the right support when you leave hospital can make to your recovery.

The Right To Rehab campaign, which calls for everyone in the UK to have access to effective rehabilitation, has launched a new immersive digital experience that allows you to find out.

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Shortlist success for stroke and brain injury recovery programme, Neurorehabilitation Online

Shortlist success for stroke and brain injury recovery programme, Neurorehabilitation Online

A pioneering online rehabilitation service that was piloted by SameYou and University College London during the pandemic when brain injury survivors were being discharged from acute care prematurely to free up bed spaces, has been shortlisted for a national award.

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Important updates to our SameChat peer support programme

Important updates to our SameChat peer support programme

SameChat, our peer mentoring support programme that we run in partnership with Sphere Rehabilitation, has undergone some essential changes to ensure we support more people with their recovery.

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Emilia shares her return to work story in Parliament

Emilia shares her return to work story in Parliament

SameYou launched a major new partnership with the Big Issue at an event in Parliament to help support brain injury survivors and their carers return to work – outlining the stark challenges to an audience of business leaders, healthcare professionals and key politicians.

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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, you can submit your story via our Share your story page.

Portrait: Nicholas

Portrait: Nicholas

On March 15th, 2016, I was involved in a single vehicle motorcycle crash. Both my brain and body went through severe trauma. I was wearing full protective gear but was massively concussed with a right-side brain bleed, a sub-dermal haematoma, and a crushed left orbital.

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Portrait: Jean

Portrait: Jean

Ten years ago, I experienced weird symptoms where my hearing went funny; I could hear noise but couldn’t decipher the sound. My GP sent me for a scan and they diagnosed a cavernoma (a cluster of abnormal blood vessels) which had bled. My balance became very bad and I couldn’t stand if I closed my eyes...

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Portrait: Grace

Portrait: Grace

My name is Grace and I am 32 years old. In 2020, I was 28 and living and teaching in Rarotonga with my partner, Theo. In April, I was feeling unwell and having some strange symptoms...

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Portrait: Lisa

Portrait: Lisa

I was 27 years old when I was in a tragic car accident which nearly claimed my life. I am now 54. I remember seeing a p-plater in the rear window of a yellow station wagon. I had been t-boned in my right door jamb pillar. The p-plater had lost control from the other side of the road by colliding in a 360-degree spin.

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Portrait: Bruce

Portrait: Bruce

I was an intensive care specialist and a cyclist. Now I am neither. I hit a lamppost at 65 kmh.

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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.