Brain Injury Awareness Month is now over, let’s take this time to reflect and look back over the things Alphabet Brains has done to raise brain injury awareness. – Let’s start with videos. I’ve started to Vlog on YouTube! The first video is about The Brain Tumour Charity as March 3rd was #WearItOut, a day… Continue reading Looking back over March: Brain Injury Awareness Month 2017
#MarchMeetTheMaker is a daily Instagram challenge done every March. I posted a daily photo to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter relating to the prompt of that day and tagged it with #MarchMeetTheMaker. I really enjoyed this challenge, it was a nice way for everyone to find out more about me and Alphabet Brains. I spoke about what inspires me,… Continue reading #MarchMeetTheMaker 2017
Coral-Lynn’s Brain Injury Survivor Story Hi there, my name is Coral-Lynn and I am 20 years old. My story begins back in 1999 when I was 2 1/2 years old where I fell out of a second story window. After the fall I was in the hospital for nearly 2 months and had to start… Continue reading Coral-Lynn’s Brain Injury Survivor Story
3rd March was #WearItOut for The Brain Tumour Charity, a day to raise awareness and fund research for brain tumours all while wearing this colourful bandana: Brain tumours are the UK’s biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40, yet less than 2% of cancer research funding is spent on brain tumours. In total, over 8,500… Continue reading #WearItOut for The Brain Tumour Charity – Headbands and Bandanas for Brain Tumour Awareness
Sorry I’ve been quiet this week, it’s been a weird one. My accident/traumatic brain injury/brain surgery was 4 years ago on Tuesday and I had trouble coming up with what to write about it. I’ve gone through so much yet have no idea what to say about it… And I still don’t. I think it’s… Continue reading When you come out of the storm… 4 year brain injury survivor anniversary
Thought it would be good to look back on the top 5 posts of 2016. Some great discussions came from these, as well as amazing advice from other brain injury survivors. 1 – A Different Brain – Louis Theroux Documentary Review I had some great feedback on this one, it was nice to know that I… Continue reading Top 5 Blog Posts in 2016: Louis Theroux, Hidden Disability, My Beautiful Broken Brain, Recovery and Pregnancy Fear
Brain Injury Survivor Story–Valentine’s Day 2010, Shelley and Taylor both suffered brain injuries at home due to carbon monoxide poisoning Valentine’s Day 2010 would turn into a complete game changer, a day we will never, ever forget. A day I’ve documented in words so if the day comes that the memory is gone I can… Continue reading Shelley and Taylor’s Brain Injury Survivor Story
Living With Chronic Fatigue: A Pie Chart Illustration A simple illustration that perfectly describes what it’s like to live with chronic fatigue. Please share to spread awareness of brain injury and hidden illnesses. Original drawing by Naomi at Alphabet Brains using an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Elliot suffered an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) A tangle of abnormal and poorly formed blood vessels when he was only 9 years old. Wow, where to begin. I guess first things first, I am a 25 year old male living in Salt Lake City, working 3 part-time jobs and going to school as a full-time student… Continue reading Elliot’s Brain Injury Survivor Story
Joanne had a seizure and was rushed to hospital where a large mass (grade 1 brain tumour) was found on her brain, a craniotomy was done to have it removed: Hello my name is Joanne… Most people call me Jo. I am 45, married to Paul and mum to 2 girls. My job is a… Continue reading Joanne’s Brain Injury Survivor Story
