Month: November 2017

Apps that simplify living with a brain injury, part one: Password Managers
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Apps that simplify living with a brain injury, part one: Password Managers

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‘New password cannot be the same as your old password’ ‘Password does not contain enough characters’ ‘Password must be 8 characters including 1 uppercase letter and 1 special character’ We all know these frustrations… They’ve happened daily with me and with many logins. It’s the same for every person living with a brain injury. Do not… Continue reading Apps that simplify living with a brain injury, part one: Password Managers

Mementos that take me back to the early days of my brain injury
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Mementos that take me back to the early days of my brain injury

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My memory box: An old wooden box for J&J Colman’s Mustard found in the loft of my first student house, a perfect box to hold my memories and mementos as it is a memory itself. Holding old notebooks, old sketchbooks, exhibition leaflets from my time as a Fine Art student, birthday cards, Christmas cards, messy… Continue reading Mementos that take me back to the early days of my brain injury

#BrainQA, Question 15: How often do you get overwhelmed?
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#BrainQA, Question 15: How often do you get overwhelmed?

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#BrainQA: Q&A to bring brain injury survivors together and to raise brain injury awareness. Every Monday at 8pm (UK time) on facebook, twitter and instagram The following answers are users from facebook, twitter and instagram, thank you everyone for answering! How often do you get overwhelmed? ‘Every time someone talks to me without taking a breathing break.… Continue reading #BrainQA, Question 15: How often do you get overwhelmed?

Boring self care Nov: Dishes
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Boring self care Nov: Dishes

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Boring Self Care Nov (#boringselfcarenov) A project by Hannah Daisy, an occupational therapist based in the UK. Hannah would like to raise awareness on occupational therapy ‘Practically no one knows what an occupational therapy (OT) is or what we do. Even some people I work with.’ and because I had such an excellent occupational therapist after… Continue reading Boring self care Nov: Dishes

Boring self care Nov: Laundry
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Boring self care Nov: Laundry

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Boring Self Care Nov: A project by Hannah Daisy, an occupational therapist based in the UK. Hannah would like to raise awareness on occupational therapy ‘Practically no one knows what an occupational therapy (OT) is or what we do. Even some people I work with.’ and because I had such an excellent occupational therapist after… Continue reading Boring self care Nov: Laundry

How did your brain injury happen? Final results
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How did your brain injury happen? Final results

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#BrainQA question fourteen was ‘How did your brain injury happen?’ There was a whopping 352 answers for this and I thank you all for your bravery when sharing your stories. Organising them into categories with a separate blog post for each category and sharing one each day I believe we did such a great job of… Continue reading How did your brain injury happen? Final results

How did your brain injury happen? Part 12: Road traffic accidents
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How did your brain injury happen? Part 12: Road traffic accidents

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This is part twelve of the fourteenth #BrainQA: How did you get your brain injury? There was a whopping 300+ answers, thank you so much for answering everyone! I spilt the answers into categories Poisoning, epilepsy, army accidents and medical mistakes Infections and diseases Domestic violence Sports Multiple brain injuries Arteriovenous malformations (AVM), aneurysms, strokes and… Continue reading How did your brain injury happen? Part 12: Road traffic accidents