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Contents Editors message and Reader Letters Contents Contributors
2 3 4
Relationships Family Relationships
Bi-Polar Disorder
30-30
Acceptance and Understanding
31
Positive Mental Attitude 5-9
32-33
THERAPY
Children's Corner
10-11
Exercise -Body Maintenance
34-37
A Parents Uncertainty
12-14
Speech Matters
38-39
Living with Brain Injury
15
Impulsive Decision Making
16
Returning to work
17
Sexual Issues
18-19
Improving Awareness Statistics and Wareness
20
MANAGE YOUR CONDITION
Golden Nuggets
40
Importance of Nutrition
41-43
Learn to pace yourself
44
Mindfulness
45
IMPROVE COGNITION
Alzheimer‘s Society
21-23
Train Your Brain
46-49
Headway
24-26
Brain Training Applications
50-51
Fun Applications
52-53
Help for Heroes
27
Mental Health Guilt
29
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Contributors To this issue Thank you to the authors who had input to this magazine. Without your valuable content this issue would not have happened!
Exercise: Body Maintenance:
Speech Matters: Thomas Brain Training: mybraintraining.com
Family Relationships: Sharon Marks
Mental Health: Becky Wickes Living With Brain Injury: Theresa Barron Importance of Nutrition: Chris H Sexual Issues: Simon and Julie
Children's Corner: Cora Marks Parents Uncertainty: Alan Morris
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significant
Family Relationships.
or
relationship However,
“What Happens to Relationships After Brain Injury?”
long-term changes.
after
severe,
moderate, or a complicated -mild brain injury, both survivors and their spouses or partners must often change many parts of their lives.
After traumatic brain injury (TBI), many couples
find
that their
The following life changes typically affect intimate relationships:
relationship with each other changes
very emotional for both people in the
Changes in responsibilities
Changes in relationship roles
Changes
relationship. Although some of the relationship changes after TBI are
&
challenges
in
communication
difficult and can be painful, there are many things that couples can do in
Brain injury survivors often have new
order to enjoy each other and their
personality traits, challenges, fears,
relationship in new, positive, and
and limitations. Survivors are often
meaningful ways. Relationships and
surprised by how these changes also
TBI can significantly change a
mean that they will feel and behave
couple‘s relationship. There are
differently in their relationships. These
different degrees of brain injury
changes have led many spouses to say
severity, and milder injuries such as
they feel like they are ―married to a
concussions do not always result in
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dramatically. These changes can be
Survivors often give up many
survivors may have new concerns or
responsibilities, including work
fears related to both the incident that
expectations and household chores,
caused the injury and the new
while they focus on getting better.
behaviour traits of the survivor. Also,
Partners often must take on many
partners often change the focus in
responsibilities formerly managed by
their lives in order to manage the
the survivor, such as garden work and
multiple challenges that arise for
home maintenance, through chores
their family after an injury. These
and Managing household finances,
changes in the survivor‘s personality
planning and organizing activities for
and the life focus of both partners
the family. There are also new tasks
often result in a feeling that partners
for both survivors and their partners,
do not know what to expect from one
such as managing the health care of
another. Uncertainty can increase
the survivor. When people take on
stress and anxiety within the home.
new responsibilities and learn how to
“Responsibilities”
handle new tasks, they also experience more stress. In addition to the stress
After a TBI, survivors must focus
of injury and recovery, the stress of
their energy on getting better and
changes in responsibilities can
developing new skills. As a result, the
increase tension between partners.
assignment of responsibilities in the
Partners who have significantly more
home must change. This means that
responsibilities will also have less
everyone in the family is involved in
time for other things. Whereas,
learning new skills and taking on new
survivors who are focusing on getting
jobs.
better may feel like they have more
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stranger.‖ The intimate partners of
time. This can result in different
After brain injury, the challenge of
expectations about how much time
recovery nearly always results in some
partners have to spend together.
changes to the roles within a family.
Be understanding about each other‘s new responsibilities. This can have a positive impact on a relationship. Although it is natural to focus on oneself
when
a
person
is
overwhelmed, partners must take time and effort to note all of the new
managing. Noticing and talking about these challenges can reduce tension
hospital, their partner may need to make decisions that are usually made by the survivor. For example, a husband may make decisions about child care that his wife usually makes, or a wife may calm the family when everyone is upset, although that is something her husband has always done. How do relationship roles change? Although people often take
within your relationship.
on many different roles in their
Say “Thank you.�
relationships over the course of a
Make a commitment to yourself to
lifetime, TBI results in dramatic role
thank your partner at least once a day
changes that occur instantly, and
for attempting to manage new
without preparation. Early on in
responsibilities.
Schedule
recovery, it may seem to couples that
opportunities to take breaks from
role changes are temporary. However,
responsibility. These breaks may be
as time progresses, couples often find
short and may not be as frequent as
that these role changes may last for
desired but can really help!
years
or
even
be
permanent.
Commonly, partners take on more
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responsibilities their partner is
While the person with TBI is in the
leadership roles in the relationship.
―communication,‖ but couples are
Depending upon who is hurt and how
actually communicating through
the family did things before the
gestures, facial expressions, emotional
injury, this may mean some small
reactions, and physical interactions as
shifts for the couple, or it may mean
well. In studies on relationships after
drastic changes.
brain injury, communication is often
People close to the couple may not understand the need for role changes and sometimes incorrectly believe that such changes slow recovery. For
―Let her talk to the kids‘ teachers. She will never get back to her old self if you don‘t let her do her job.‖ This can cause tension between the couple and their family and/or friends. Family and friends may need to be taught about brain injury and the
notice. For spouses: Additional responsibilities and the uncertainty of recovery can cause spouses to feel very
overwhelmed.
When
overwhelmed, people often change their communication styles. Some common changes can include talking less,
talking
more,
and/or
communicating more intensely or urgently than before. Spouses may be unsure how best to communicate with their partner after injury. This
changes it brings.
discomfort may cause spouses not to
“Communication is the
communicate as often or as openly
foundation of a relationship”
with the survivor. For both people:
Many people think only of talking when
they
hear
the
word
Increased stress levels often affect communication for both partners. Both people may be afraid that sharing their
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example, family members may say
reported as the biggest change people
Both partners should make a
burden their partner. When either
commitment to improve their skills in
person in a relationship changes how
communication. Listen patiently to
he or she communicates, both people
what your partner is saying. Listen for
will
What
points where you can agree rather than
happens when communication styles
focusing on disagreement. When you
and patterns change? Changes in
do disagree, think about what you
communication between partners can
might say before you say it.
result in both people feeling alone
Remember that survivors will likely
and isolated. Couples may feel they
need more time to think about what
no longer understand what their
their partner is saying, or about how
partner is thinking or feeling.
they want to communicate again,
Difficulty
can
patience is key. Take notes on your
sometimes cause people to pull away
thoughts during conversations rather
from their relationship, choosing
than immediately saying what comes
instead to handle challenges with
to mind. Come back to these points
friends or other family members.
later, after you have had time to
Sometimes, people choose not to
reflect.
behave
differently.
communicating
communicate their feelings with anyone at all. Communication
Sharon Marks
struggles can impact all other parts of a
relationship,
including
responsibilities and roles, and make it difficult to adjust to changes together.
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negative thoughts or feelings will
Children’s Corner
that's trying to put his life back together and build up independence again
wants
to hear. In the end he used the
“Coming home from hospital”
downstairs
bathroom
and a flannel and filled the sink.
Coming home with dad for the first
“Everything is much slower
is very exciting. However, it is
than it was”
unexpectedly harder than you think.
Until a routine is built, the first couple
Everything had changed- he couldn't
of weeks are hell. To put it straight.
go up the stairs, walk very far, had
Everything is much slower than it was,
bad balance and was really a bit
very frustrating and the change is a bit
danger to himself while walking
of a kick. It will get better but like
around.
everything takes its time.
Furniture had to be moved from upstairs to downstairs, dad slept in
After a few weeks at home I'd noticed
the front room for a while which was
that my dad would throw the stairs a
weird but it worked out.
One
dirty look every time he passed them
problem we couldn't get our heads
and I didn't really think twice I just got
around was how he would shower.
on with what I was doing. He was
The hospital staff had suggested
planning something that we never had
many ideas including using the local
control of.
leisure centres disabled facilities, which quite frankly is not what a man
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time after nearly 6 months in hospital
One day me and mum walked in the
even took his hand off of the rail to
house and he was halfway up the first
scratch his head and lost his balance.
flight of stairs! I was very annoyed-
What I'm trying to say is that if your
the first thing that went through my
relative or friend or guardian has just
mind was
moved back in from hospital, tell them that they aren't alone and can be
"WHAT IS HE DOING HE'S
helped! Don't rush into things if they
JUST COME OUT OF HOSPITAL
aren't ready for them because it's
HE COULD HAVE FALLEN AND
honestly probably not worth it!
BROKEN SOMETHING".
in a
sense a bit disrespected. He was
Relationships
Anger...lots of anger. I felt,
Cora, age 15
willing to waste six months of good recovery and our help just so he could try something.
Everybody always sees this story from dads side; trying to do something that's challenging for him and having a misunderstanding daughter shout at him but really I think he didn't think about what the consequences could have been if he'd slipped on his sock and sneezed or
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The headaches get worse..... Sinusitis
“A Parents Uncertainty”
is the next diagnosis.
The headaches are now accompanied by vomiting. "Migraine in tones the doctor.‖ What is wrong?
A little later, Kyle collapses. ‗Kyle. KYLE!!!‘ Nothing I shake him he is rigid. Airway open, check, breathing check, circulation check.
is the nature of your emergency?''
"12
ye a r
old,
unresponsive,
breathing," "Dad, my headache‘s really bad!"
The doctor, steeples his fingers. "Hmmm,flu..... Well on the way to recovery, nothing to worry about" but he is wrong.
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He wakes up, and asks.
„‟Dad, is it a tumour?‟‟ „‟I don't know.‟‟ „‟Am I going to die?‟‟ „‟Not today.‟‟
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999 Call, ―Emergency Services, what
Within Kyle's skull his brain floats in
Unasked unanswerable........
a clear fluid. Deep within the recesses of memory and emotion, the
Months before, Kyle and I stood in the
fluid flows through gates, canals
science museum an ancient skull in
down aqueducts. This used to gently
front of us, you could see where the
bathe his brain, but now, the gentle
flint knife has gouged a hole and the
flow is dammed the flood water
bone has re-grown.
backed up spilling over the edge, overwhelming.
‗‘Why did they do that, how could they?‘‘ asks my curious twelve year
A Tsunami of the soul.
old. No one really knows, perhaps it
Vision gone, balance destroyed a
or just let the evil humours out. The
hand that can hardly hold a pencil.
remarkable thing is he survived the
Where is my son? My shadow child
operation.‘‘
there but not there! A scan to assess the damage. A long dark descent into
Now it is Kyle‘s turn to have his evil
the tunnel of an MRI scanner. The
humours drained.
room shakes as powerful forces tease out the secrets of his brain. I can‘t
let go. I.......... want to know
„SURGERY‟ When you cannot sit or stand, all you can see is the hospital ceiling. Pillows
"Why this, why us, why now?"
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provide
support,
video
games
encourage my son to sit. When he can
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relieved pressure, drained an abscess,
sit up, all he can see is a Boy zone poster instant social death when you're twelve.
Is this magazine in your doctors waiting room yet?
One day I hope all will be well. Overall it is love that strives, survives, moves on but always endures.
IF NOT GO TO I often say I held my sons hand for several weeks. The truth is he held
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mine.
“Living With Brain Injury”
that I keep putting the wrong cards down resulting in being left with the wrong face to guess at the end. Which is frustrating for me but great for my
“Brain injury doesn't always
daughter as she wins every time!
makes sense!” “Practice makes Perfect” Sometimes simple things don't go The brain has the ability to re-wire
frustrating for you but also your
itself. It does this by implanting a
family. A good yet simple example is
new skill in memory through
my wife is now sick of me using her
repetition. Therefore although you
toothbrush. I keep forgetting which
maybe rubbish at something to begin
colour my brush is and picking hers
with don't stop doing it ! With practice
up. This has been done four times
slowly it will get better and therefore
now! It's very strange ! Some things
easier. The more times you do a task
can be successfully achieved which
the better you will be at it. Its like the
are significantly more complicated
brain has been reset and needs to learn
and yet I still keep putting the milk
a new pattern, eventually it sinks in!
back in the cupboard under the sink instead of the fridge!
Playing the game Guess Who is a complete nightmare as the result is
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They can not only be
very well.
“Living With Brain Injury” “Impulsive, Decision Making / Spending money you haven't got on things you don't need”
have made any difference but at least we would have had some inside knowledge rather than nothing. If it is common to encounter this then the patient and their families should at least be given an inkling that this could occur. In one way this could benefit the patient, after all
Something which seems foreign to me.
most endeavors come with a little
I have never been a spendthrift and
calculated risk.
always been quite careful however no
patients can throw caution to the wind
one warns you that brain injury
and invest time and money in a venture
sometimes results in impulsive
which does not make financial sense at
decisions. Add a credit card and the
all. This can be even more true if the
Internet into this equation and this can
individual wins a personal injury claim.
be a dangerous mix!
We know people who have bought
I made the mistake of calculating
burger vans, butcher shops and even
exactly how much I spent from our
properties abroad. All of these 'seemed
savings and the total figure was
a good idea at the time' but with the
frightening resulting in a reduction in
benefit of hindsight was probably not
the savings account of 60%. With not
the best decision in the world! It is the
much hope (other than winning the
duty of friends and family to try and
lottery) of establishing our savings goal
manage this scenario however under the
in time for the kids to go to university.
banner ―Due care and attention‖ it is the
I am not sure that if anyone would have
responsibility of the medical teams to
warned us this may happen it would
point out this small but important fact !
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However head injury
―Returning to work at first
not in the best interest of the
seems fairly quite straight
company. Before my injury I liked structure but now it's imperative to
forward‖ You only have to look at a personal life and see whether that is in a state of disarray to realise if a candidate will cope as an employee. Is they are struggling to make their own life organised how are they going to cope when you layer a career on top?
The big one is the risk of
cost the company a significant a mo unt money.
of
ei the r
ti me
or
Certainly in a corporate
environment they want you to do some analysis and make a decision quickly, within a couple of weeks or even days is quite usual and acceptable.
Now that things can
could easily work in the grey area as well as working to a defined process.
Now I am reliant on the
corporate way of doing things! Otherwise I get a sense of being overwhelmed and am not sure what task to start first!
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take longer because your not working as efficiently this is a real risk!
Even worse a supplier can
more easily pressure you into agreeing something that perhaps is
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making a decision that is going to
function. Before I didn't need it as I
social, outdoors, entertainment etc.
“SEX after Brain Injury” The subject people don‟t want to talk about!
Most of these groups are quite well organized and are supported by volunteers which can with any individual needs you may have. What
Establishing and maintaining a new
we are confident with is that fear of
relationship for someone after brain
trying something new or going
injury is particularly difficult for
somewhere for the first time is holding
multiple
you back!
reasons
but
however
challenging this maybe increasing
“If you don‟t do anything or go
opportunity to form an intimate
anywhere you have nothing to
relationships. You may consider
talk about”
joining a club or becoming involved in
other
social
organizations.
Certainly there are difficulties with sensory overload so maybe start off simple. Try doing something new but for a short period of time. Gradually this amount of time and varying your activities, there are a whole host of clubs to join in you local area that
Organize to do something new with a friend for the first few times and then when you get to know more people you can attend by yourself. Take part in new activities, play team sports, join a gym or start a course (self defense or academic) there are lots of adult education and learn to centers!
meet up regularly and partake in all sorts of events from sporting, artistic,
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your social network can increase the
is the http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Because of changes in thinking abilities, it may be harder for you to remember to use protection or to remember to take it with you. You can
starting
lasting
plan ahead by always carrying a
Just remember the
condom or other method of protecting
importance of safe sex! After a TBI,
yourself and your partner. For women
it is just as important to protect
who use birth control pills, or a device
yourself from unplanned pregnancy
that must be replaced, using a calendar
and from sexually transmitted disease
or alarm on a smart phone can help
just as it was before your injury. Even
you remember to take the pills or
if a woman's period has not returned,
change the device. If you are unsure
she can still get pregnant. Just like
whether your partner has a sexually
everyone else you have to be aware
transmitted disease or has been
and take precautions with birth
intimate with others who have such
control and protection from sexually
disease, it is safest to use a condom. If
transmitted disease. Do research to
you have engaged in any risky sexual
help figure out what method of birth
behavior, one of the best things you
control and protection from sexually
can do for yourself is to get tested for
transmitted disease. The following
sexually transmitted diseases and get
website
treated if you test positive.
to
friendships.
form new
has
some
helpful
information:
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beginning of meeting new people and
Statistics and Awareness Around 100,000 people in the UK have MS. It's normally diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 and 40. 14 people are diagnosed with MS every day and that means 1 in every 600 people has MS
MS affects almost three times as many women as men Once diagnosed, MS stays with you for life, but treatments and specialists can help you to manage the condition and its symptoms. The cause is unknown, but research is progressing fast.
Other symptoms might include problems with: Bowel Speech and Swallowing MS can affect memory and thinking, and also have an impact on emotions. Like all MS symptoms, you might experience this in varying degrees, or not at all To learn more about multiple sclerosis or if you need advice and guidance you can contact: MS Helpline: 0808 800 8000 (Freephone) helpline@mssociety.org.uk Or visit www.mssociety.org.uk
MS is complex, and has many symptoms. Therefore most people won't experience them all, certainly not at the same time. Physical symptoms of MS might commonly include vision problems, balance problems and dizziness, fatigue, bladder problems and
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Memory Walk, taking place this
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£650
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Alzheimer‘s Society research shows that 850,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia. In less than ten years a million people will be living with dementia. This will soar to two million people by 2051
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West Sussex who suffer an Acquired Brain In jury this can be their reality. In 2013-14 there were 348,934 acquired brain
injury hospital
admissions in the UK.
Headway West Sussex “Acquired Brain injury (ABI)”
An injury after birth caused by a trauma to the brain, can happen in a
loved ones lives forever.
Brain Injury really is ‗the hidden disability‘.
“If you look at me you wouldn’t know I’ve had a brain injury, but my life and that of my family has changed forever, I
Can you imagine what your life
am not the person I was
would be like if you could no longer
before”.
work? If you were once an active
Volunteer and Brain Injury Survivor,
chatty person who now found
Headway West Sussex.
themselves with chronic fatigue and who could no longer join in
From our base in Littlehampton,
conversations with family and
Headway West Sussex provides
friends?
services across West Sussex to support all of those living with
What if your whole identity had
Acquired Brain Injury, including
changed? It is hard to imagine and
carers and family members.
yet for the 4000 people a year in
provide a Support & Information
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second but change a person and their
Acquired
Service,
Support
Groups
(in
result in truly life changing effects
Worthing, Bognor Regis, Crawley
such as; memory loss, problems with
and
concentration, inability to make
Horsham),
a
Crawley
Counselling Service (opening in
decisions, disorganisation,
Littlehampton in 2016), a free
depression, anger, extreme fatigue,
Family and Carers Information
mood swings, fear (of it happening
Pack and Social Groups.
again) and loss of identity.
“The information you have provided is fantastic and will
family�, Social Worker, Horsham.
At Headway West Sussex we see
But of course those that live with and
first-hand the truly devastating
care for their brain injured loved ones
effects a brain injury can have,
will find their lives changed too.
nationwide 956 people a day have
Nationally 71% of carers find their
an acquired brain injury, which
financial
includes
haemorrhage,
negatively impacted, a third of carers
traumatic brain injuries, tumours,
receive less than two hours of help a
infectious
diseases,
week and 79% of carers have the
metabolic
disorder
stroke,
hypoxia, and
toxic
situation
has
been
additional worry that the person they
products taken into the body.
care for will not be able to cope when
An Acquired Brain Injury can
they are no longer able to provide support.
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provide excellent help to the
“5 years after my illness and
If you are not in West Sussex
leaving hospital, I came across
please note that Headway is a
Headway West Sussex and attended my first meeting. Going to this meeting was a game changing moment for me� Support group member/volunteer.
UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury. For
further
information
or
support, or to find your nearest Headway group or branch, visit
If you or anyone you know would like
more
information
about
www.headway.org.uk or contact the free phone
support we provide, please get in
helpline on 0808 800 2244
touch.
E-mail:
www.headwaywestsussex.org.uk
helpline@headway.org.uk
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we can do now. I am confident this
Mental Health: Guilt
situation will improve its just going so slowly that by the time 'recovery' gets here it will be too late and my kids
will
childhood!
“Well this is a bit
situation going to go on for? I am has been three years and things don't seem to be getting much better. I feel bad about putting my family in my
accident wasn't intentional and I can't really do anything about it however there is a boat load of things that we as a family could and should be doing that are interesting plus fun but we are not doing either because they are too tiring for me or require good balance. Therefore I feel guilty and selfish for removing my
children's
childhood
In short we will have
with this?"
and
You make it up to them in other ways!
Yo u
make
everyday
memorable. Think of one thing you can do each day that will improve your loved ones lives! Whether it's telling them a funny joke or deliberately messing something up so they feel a sense of achievement in helping out. Sometimes I deliberately get something wrong or pronounce a word incorrectly so that they feel smarter or get a sense of amusement out of a situation. Anything that helps them grow in confidence and put a smile on their face ! It may also make you feel a little better as well!
significantly limiting what activities
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kind of getting sick of this now. It
Obviously
their
missed the boat!
Was my opinion. How long is this
scenario.
missed
"So how do you deal
rubbish�
this
have
trapped in a horror. Then the switch
Mental Health
flips and you are new again. Mania rips time apart by the seams, days become seconds that flash past in a
“Time - „A Shifting
whirlwind. Every sensation lived at
Beast‟ (Bipolar Disorder)”
once in glorious grating technicolor,
Time is a fluid and changing thing
role in Hollywood. Close your eyes
when you are diagnosed with suffer
for a second as the world rushes
bipolar affective disorder. The
through you at top speed, your blood
depressive cycles see the days
golden and glittering, particles that
sludge darkly through; time like tar
prickle inside. Open them again and
in your raw mind. Each second
you spin into a new circumstance, a
crawls away from you, nails dug
new crowd, new ideas, but time
into the sides of your mind. Internal
doesn‘t work for you now, everything
clock screaming with each passing
seems so much more torpid now.
you are in your own television show, your own film, you are the starring
painful second a cacophonous siren reminding you that you are still here, that you still exist, and that
“Medication can be a valuable asset”
nothing is coming to save you. You fall into bed and stare blankly at the wall, past crying, past talking, past sleeping, past anything but this shell
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Voices a dull irritating blur that hum on the edges of your breakneck reality as you hurtle towards the
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infinite moment of time, each slow
expanse once more. There is no
weight on my chest, and the huge
instant cure for this, there is no
blanks in my memory that I cannot
magical wand to wave, but rather
recall. This lack of time, this loss of
ironically, it takes time. Medication
self, it used to have such an impact
can be a valuable asset in assisting
on my life, the way I felt, but over
in recovery. Although it is a scary
the years I have come to recognise
concept at first, lists of side effects
how much I have grown since I was
dancing on leaflets, medication can
diagnosed 6 years ago.
be an ultimately vital tool in a
Rebecca Wicks,
asset to anyone in recovery from
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Mental Health
recovery box. The most important
bipolar affective disorder though is talking, talking to a therapist, to those around them, to someone in a group. Opening your mouth and letting the words fall out, however hard that might be, will feel like putting sticking plasters down at first, but soon the wounds will stick together, and the edges heal.
I‘ve lost so much time to my bipolar it seems, time rushing by in manic cycles, time spent in bed whilst I could not move for the pressing
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“Acceptance and
have been explored. You will not know whether the medical teams
Understanding� Easy to say but not easy to grasp. At some point in you rehabilitation you are going to have the 'Plateaux' conversation. This is not easy for you to hear and awkward for the medical people to say. Sometimes it is an inevitable outcome but results
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you have reached the limit of their knowledge! Not everyone can know everything as new techniques and skills
become
available
plus
technological advances come to fruition; new practices are brought to market which may help with your difficulties!
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in the feeling that all possibilities
have really explored all avenues or if
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What happens is that people tend to
Do you have PMA ? (Positive Mental Attitude)
distance themselves from being in that situation.
This unfortunately breeds
loneliness and social isolation which
“Social isolation”
very quickly can turn into some form of mental health issue such as
Most people have a filter in their
depression.
brain. Therefore someone you think
which is very hard to break.
things but don't actually say then as
following things may help:
This is a vicious circle The
the filter blocks the thoughts from Do things which create memories! If
quite common for this filter to no
you do nothing you have nothing to
longer work. The result is that your
talk about!
behaviour is sometime socially unacceptable. Your friends and
“Aim to make one memory a
family maybe embarrassed by your
week!”
actions and the things you say not really understanding that thoughts just pop into your head and before you know it you are saying them and it is not until afterwards that you
Leave the house! Social interaction is not going to be optimal if you only talk to the delivery people!
Even
something as simple as going around
think "actually with hindsight
the block may bring you into contact
perhaps I shouldn't of said
with new people.
that".
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coming out. After brain injury it is
Confidence is a major contributor to
the
checkout
pe r s o n
at
the
isolation. Say "hello or Good day",
supermarket, then the bartender etc.
make the effort first, don't wait until someone else does. There is little
“The more you do this the easier
point in going around the block if
and more confident you will
you don't speak to anyone!
become”
Have you ever been surrounded by
For different ideas on living life with a
people and yet felt totally alone? At
positive mental attitude send us your
first try a one on one conversation
input new list to:
rather than a group conversation.
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This will be much easier for you to concentrate on and there will be less distractions.
“Start off small and progress in baby steps”
Go to a place which is quiet. The pub on a Friday night may not work at first. Build it up slowly, try the local garden centre or a coffee shop and then in small steps increase your interaction with new people. Firstly
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Exercise, “Maintenance for your body !” “Rehabilitation: Points to consider during the rehabilitation process”
through the doors of our clinic is unique. And no two people with the same diagnosis will have an identical
In
our
series
of
articles
on
or parallel path to recovery.
rehabilitation we take a look at some of the most commonly asked
Take a Grade II sprained ankle as an
questions
e x a mp l e :
we
get
at
TG
the
t r e a t me n t
and
rehabilitation plan may be the same
first come through our doors and the
for two patients, but the recovery time
factors that influence our assessment
will be different if:
of injuries.
Rehabilitation Time “When will I get better? How
fitness level than another;
long is this going to take to heal?”
One patient has a higher natural
One patient has a history of ankle sprains and the other does not;
One patient is required to be on their feet all day at work, while
The honest answer to this common
the other can control how much
question is that rehabilitation time is
they move and ‗actively rest‘
very much dependent upon the
their ankle throughout the day;
individual. Every patient who walks
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Physiotherapy Care when patients

the
that attempting to do too much too
rehabilitation exercises daily
soon can set you back days, weeks or
whilst the other regularly
even months on the road to recovery.
One
patient
follows
forgets to perform them. One of our recent patients summed All things patients do have in
up how they came to terms with the
common, however, is that they want
limitations of the rehabilitation
to get better quickly and experience
process:
as little pain or discomfort as possible in the process.
"Everyone wants to have some level of control in their lives. But the greatest control you have is over your
everything is instantly accessible at
own reactions. And to achieve that,
our fingertips, the thought of a long,
you need to acknowledge that there
slow rehabilitation process can be
will be times in your life when you
incredibly frustrating – not to
have to move to a different pace."
mention painful. There
is
no
quick
fix
in
However it is crucial that patients do
rehabilitation, just regular treatment,
not rush their bodies and attempt to
effective injury management and best
force the injured area back to
practice to encourage the healing
normality before they are ready. One
process. Although physiotherapists
regular piece of advice that we give
possess a detailed understanding of
patients at TG Physiotherapy Care is
the normal processes
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biological and
ti me
healing fr a mes,
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In a fast moving world where
experience has taught us that we
sporty individuals will know, rushing
should only offer estimations rather
back from an injury and exercising
than exact dates.
too soon can easily aggravate a problem and lead to, at best, a niggle
Sports Rehabilitation
that affects performance for weeks or months, or, at worst a complete
On almost a weekly basis we are
repeat of the injury.
asked, ―When can I run/play
So what does a physiotherapist
football/hit the gym again?‖
take into consideration when Advising patients on returning to diff ers
f ro m
ma k in g
recommendations on returning to work or continuing with daily life. Because sports and exercise may put much more demand on the body, we will typically be more cautious in our recommendations.
Why? Because we consider our job to not only be about treating an injury, but also about helping clients keep further injuries at bay to reach their peak performance. As most
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Initial inflammation processes – Knowing what is happening from the first few minutes, hours and days after an injury, through to the following weeks, months and even years is essential;
Injury classification – The different classifications of bone, ligament, tendon, muscle and nerve injuries helps us to estimate rehabilitation timeframes dependent upon the
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spo rt
assessing a patient‟s injury?
mechanism, type and severity of the
variables that can affect healing and
injury;
recovery times, both physical and psychological.
Research on post-injury 'return to play' This helps to answer questions on when a patient can return to daily activities, work, and sport (usually in that order). This is a massive topic and there are thousands of
Having
an
understanding
of
everything from medications to emotional me d i c a l
stresses, conditions
co-existing to
past
experiences can all play a role in rehabilitation.
different injuries and guidelines
Therapy
which are always being updated in light of new clinical research studies;
Clinical experience – The more a p h ys i o t h e r a p i s t
or
me d i c a l
professional treats a particular type
Suffered an injury? Book an appointment with TG Physiotherapy Care today.
of injury, the better they get at knowing the time it takes to recover because of pattern recognition.
Even with all of this information to hand, there are still many other
TG Physiotherapy Care has venues in Nottingham You can contact us on: Tel: 07866-464-385 (Within the UK) Tel: +44 (0) 7866-464-385(Outside the UK) Email: tripti@triptigyan.com
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Speech Matters: “Foreign Accent Syndrome� Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition in which patients develop what appears to be a foreign accent.
The symptoms usually
results from a stroke, but can also develop from head trauma, migraines or developmental problems.
altered pitch or mispronounced syllables, causing speech patterns to be distorted and a different accent being vocalised.
Nick Miller,
Professor of Motor Speech Disorders at
Newc astle
University
has
explained: To the untrained ear, those with the
"The notion that sufferers
speak their native languages with a
speak in a foreign language is
foreign accent; for example an
something that is in the ear of
Englishman may appear to have an
the listener, rather than the
eastern European or South African accent.
mouth of the speaker. It is simply that the rhythm and
Researchers at Oxford University
pronunciation of speech has
have found that certain, specific parts
changed."
of the brain were injured in some foreign accent syndrome cases,
Since this syndrome is very rare, it
indicating that certain parts of the
takes several specialists to evaluate
brain control various linguistic
the syndrome and diagnose it, such
functions, and damage could result in
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syndrome sound as though they
as
speech
therapists,
and
language
neurologists
and
psychologists.
Speech may be altered in terms of timing, intonation, and tongue placement so that is perceived as sounding foreign. Speech remains
Psychological evaluations may be
highly intelligible and does not
performed in order to rule out any
necessarily sound disordered.
psychiatric condition that may be
Below is a news report from the
causing the change in speech, as
BBC about a lady with this
well as tests to assess reading,
condition, it can also be accessed by
writing,
going to:
and
comprehension.
language One of the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
that the patient moves their
v=WTK2IFnasE0
tongue or jaw differently while speaking which creates a different sound. Therefore a recording is taken of the speech pattern in order to analyze it. In addition to these psychological tests, images of the brain are taken with either MRI or CT scans. This is in order to see if any damage has been done to the areas of the brain that control rhythm and melody of speech.
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symptoms of this syndrome is
“Golden Nuggets, Strategies to Increase Independence”
Wrap a plaster around the bottom of your toothbrush to prevent you accidentally using the wrong one!
“Sometimes the simplest tips are the most effective”
If you are unable to walk very far. When going to hospital book a People taxi to pick you up at the main entrance and take you to your appointment.
Each issue we will provide
that are in recovery. These tips help save time or make you safer
and
accidents.
help
to
prevent
Previous to each
issue being released we will update the relevant section on our
When visiting a new place Ensure that there is a handrail on the correct side of that stairs for you, that the elevator is working and that you are aware of how far the car parking space is from the building.
website
with
When dressing put your belt on your skirt / trousers before you put them on.
this
information.
Put the knives in the dishwasher point end down. Then if you fall into machine you hit the knife handle! Don't walk on tiled floor in socks !
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Keep a bottle of water in the car just in case you have to take medicine on the move!
Ask to see if your pharmacy for a delivery service. Most of them do and it‘s FREE
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more Top Tips from real people
which contain omega
“Importance Of Nutrition”
3 or eating a sensible amount of fish to your diet
“Is it worth taking omega
worth taking
omega 3
supplements when you have brain injury?
There are many different
brands of vitamin supplements on
worth
a
try. Just because it is
3 supplements ?” Is it
is
not proven doesn't mean it won't work! The medical people we have contacted all say a similar thing:
“A well balanced diet that contains the correct quantity
brain development and also some
of vitamins and minerals,
other benefits as well. It does make
proteins and carbohydrates
sense to take something like this
should provide your body with
when your brain is in recovery from some sort of trauma.
Just like it
makes sense to avoid alcohol as it
everything it needs, this should include both meat and fish”
kills brain cell so why drink it if your body is trying to replenish them. However as far as we aware there is no scientific research to support that an improvement can be gained from taking omega 3 vitamins when you have brain injury. But taking fish oil
If you are lacking in the fish element it‘s worth a try!
As long as your
eating the right type of fish and the right quantity it can certainly do you no harm as long as you don't have any allergies.
Always check with
your physician first before making any dietary changes.
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“Portion Control”
So when do you start? As soon as you have the energy!
Obviously under
doctors advice and guidance. However there are some thing you can do
as easy to do consistently. That's the
yourself; like calculate your body mass
key! The word “consistently”. It's
index. This number will give you some
easy to say "I have eaten enough" for
guidance on where you are at now and
a short time but to keep going for a
then you can do it again in twelve
long period of time is much more
months time and as long as you have
difficult. Especially if you are used
the right self motivation you should see
to eating what you want, whenever
the number change for the better. To
you then this form of weight control
calculate it you can use an online tool
is even harder!
from the national health service (NHS) at:
The most spectacular results are
h t t p : / / w w w. n h s . u k / To o l s / P a g e s /
when you combine controlling how
Healthyweightcalculator.aspx
much you consume with the type of foods you eat alongside an exercise
It will take less than two minutes to do
program. All this is not easy but the
and all you need to know is your height,
evidence shows that there are
weight and age. Once you have an idea
numerous medium and long term
on where you are regarding your
benefits to starting and maintain this
healthy weight you can make small
routine.
changes to your diet and exercise and
“After all you look after your motorcar, why not your body?”
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start a regime of portion control when you are physically ready!
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Don't overeat. Simple to say but not
“Learn To Pace Yourself” “Battling Fatigue” Battling fatigue, either physical,
more things you can quickly get tired
mental or a combination of both is
and the result is that you can end up
one of the largest hurdles that you
getting overwhelmed which may
and
significantly impact your speech and
your
team
can
It appears to impact
mobility / balance.
The capacity
everything! If this is effecting you
management skills that you once had
then maybe read the mindfulness
are not as strong as they were and if
article on the next page. In the mean
you are not careful this can seriously
time here are some tips that may
impact your recovery.
help:
“Avoid watching adrenalin rushing
“Don't start many things at
television or a movie straight before
the same time”
bed”
Start one task and finish it before you move onto another.
Otherwise
you
will end up never finishing anything!
There
are
numerous issues but as you commit to take on
There are a number of film genres such as drama, horror or thriller that can really get the heart racing and watching these before your go to sleep is not a good idea. If you do awake numerous times try getting up for twenty minutes and then returning to bed rather than just lying there awake!
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overcome.
medical
“Mindfulness” “Can this form of meditation help with sleeping?”
10 to 20 minutes during the day. A short meditation break in some respects is much better than sleep during the day. One of the challenges of daytime sleep is that it will often ruin your night-time sleep patterns.
training course complete with
Some people find the biggest
techniques which are now being
challenge is not falling asleep but
applied through various Health
staying asleep. It may take a few
Services around the world (ie NHS)
weeks to adjust into a habit of a 10-20
In many cases, it is offered as an
minutes break, but trying it maybe
alternative to drugs or ongoing
worth it. Mindfulness is not sleeping
therapy. It has applications for stress
so much as daytime rest. The key
related conditions and depression
criteria for a mindfulness break are
(and works quite well for TBI
silence, no movement and no visual
survivors).
distractions, such as television, mobile
A useful, effective,
natural, self
managed
healing
phones. So it‘s something that you
process. Mindfulness is a meditation
might have to plan, or arrange to make
by which people become aware of
possible. In our experience, it works
their mind states, particularly fatigue
very well with a 20 minute break
or anxiety, and take appropriate
being
action to remedy them. Typically,
sleep. Attend a course if you are able
someone
understands
alternatively, you can read the books
mindfulness will take breaks and rest,
which explain the process more
doing short meditation exercises for
completely.
who
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about
3
hours
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Mindfulness meditation is a book or a
Brain Training “Each issue will include a exercise to strengthen your brain!” The rules of brain training: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Try and do a minimum and maximum of thirty minutes each day. Try and commit to doing for ten weeks. This duration requires that you set time to one side to complete this. It has to be challenging to work. If it‘s to easy there are no benefits. To keep motivated set yourself rewards. If you complete an exercise give yourself a reward, something to look forward to! As well as doing exercises on your own work with others to increase your social skills.
Improve Cognition
Word Search Exercise For The Brain Trust, Friendship, Charity, Positive, Independence, Finance, Pension, Future, University, Mortgage
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Brain Training Applications “A selection of applications that are fun but will also improve cognition� This is actually a fairly complex maze. There is only one entrance and one exit but multiple dead ends and more than one solution! Perhaps time
yourself to see how long it takes you, take a note of the time and try it again a few week later. You may have a quicker time!
Improve Cognition
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“mybraintraining - the Online-Fitness-Center for your brain!”
Therapy And Rehabilitation), the official organ of the German
In November 2014 tests were
Association
completed in Germany using a
Therapists (DVE), says:
cutting edge piece of technology to assist therapists and their patients with improving cognition.
Occupational
"Conclusion: In mybraintraining, all therapists having an up-to-date computer with an internet browser will have a trainings platform that
Andreas Pfeiffer (deputy head of at
lvr
clinic
duesseldorf, germany, clinics of the heinrich-heine-universityduesseldorf and chariman of the comittee for technological tools and media of the german association of
is professionally competent with an attractive user interface; all that without having to
install any
software on their machine. The option to introduce patients to the training at their home with no effort
enhances
the
range
of
therapeutic treatments. From my
occupational therapists (dve)
point of view, this program is an Andreas
Pfeiffer
tested
mybraintraining Professional on
asset
and
value -added
for
occupational therapy.”
behalf of the special interest magazine
"Ergotherapie
Rehabilitation"
Und
(Occupational
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Test Conclusion:
e rg o r t h e r a p y
of
Brain Training Applications
allows you to see improvement / deterioration of your condition What phone/system is it compatible with?
All Apple / Android and Windows phones and tablets Review of application and rating We give this a ★★★ rating. SymTrac™ is a free app that helps
This is worth a look into as it is
wellbeing and symptoms over time.
FREE and you may find this
The data recorded can be viewed in
application useful.
easy-to-read charts and shared with MS specialist teams to make the most of vital consultation time and support decision making. How friendly is it? Easy to use. Most people could cope with this applications interface.
What does it claim to do?
Increasing your self-awareness
Provides some measurements on the status of your condition and
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people with MS track general
“Communication Application” Loosing the powers of speech is both frustrating for the patient and also the family.
ChatAble is a symbol and
scene based communication (AAC) application.
These two proven
formats have been brought together to provide an easy new system for
a fun and meaningful way. ChatAble is designed for people with autism, cerebral palsy, aphasia
How friendly is it? Easy to install and use. It‘s simplicity is the key to usability as it is fairly quick to pick up an use What phone/system compatible with?
is
it
Apple iPhones / iPads available from iTunes
through brain injury and a range of users
who
require
aided
communication.
Cost? This application is not free and has to be paid for.
What will it do? Enables you to speak with your loved one and understand what they wish to convey. Allows you to distribute your message to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Features: * 12000 Widgit Symbols * Loquendo voices in American English, British English and
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Review rating
of
application
and
We give this a ★★★★ rating. It‘s very good and simple to use and more importantly it‘s pretty fast allowing you to combine messages to make a sentence. The application may not perfect but it is the best we have seen.
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users to interact with other people in
Australian English; customisable for pitch and rate * Emoticons to add emotion to your messages or to get attention * Handwriting input option * Keyboard input option * Force delay setting to limit the impact of tremor or mis-hits * Auditory feedback * Key hold time to reduce the likelihood of triggering a button mistakenly
“Sleepstation
support sessions over the next 8
Application”
weeks. How friendly is it? Easy and simple to use
Sleepstation
is
a
six -week
programme which delivers exactly the same therapy used within the
What phone/system is it compatible with? Iternet based so it works with everything
largest sleep clinics in the UK to treat
Cost?
Sleepstation has been built in
This application is not free and has to be paid for.
conjunction
with
Dr
Kirstie
Anderson, Head of the Sleep Neurology Service in Newcastle. Our therapy is based on extensive research and years of clinical
Review of application and rating We give this a ★★★★ rating. According to the website over 80% of people see a significant improvement in their sleep plus the National Health Service (NHS) have adopted it.
practice.
What will it do? You will start by completing an assessment to ensure that this is the right treatment for you. Dr Anderson will then guide you through a series of therapy and
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patients with insomnia.
“Playtime” “A selection of applications that are fun but will also improve cognition” glass-breaking mechanics in every stage. What will it do? This experience requires focus, concentration, and timing to not only Take a surreal journey through an
harmony with sound and music and smash everything in your path!
the beautiful glass objects that stand in your way. How friendly is it?
* Smash your way through a beautiful
Very easy for all ages to pick up and
futuristic dimension, smashing
play
obstacles and targets in your path and
What phone/system is it compatible
experiencing the best destruction
with?
physics on mobile devices. * Musically synchronized gameplay: music and audio effects change to suit each stage, obstacles move to each new tune. * Over 50 different rooms with 11
Available on Apple Store and Google Play Review of application and rating We give this a ★★★★★ rating. Its very good and simple to use
different graphic styles, and realistic
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otherworldly dimension, move in
travel as far as you can, but also break
Run from sharks and avoid the
“Playtime”
obstacles with skill, to gain the high score. Will you be the one to tame the final tidal wave? What will it do? May improve focus and concentration. Go o d
for
c o - o r d i n a t io n
a nd
processing speed How friendly is it? Easy for all ages to pick up and play
and surf! Ride the waves of the seven
but does require the ability to use both
points located in the ancient world!
hands
Catch waves and do jumps in the sun while observing the beautiful scenery. Compete with other surfers around
What phone/system is it compatible with?
the world using the ranking system.
Available on Google Play
Enjoy the surf life easily from the
Review of application and rating
palm of your hand! We give this a ★★★★ rating. Its By doing tricks in the game, you can collect in-game coins that can later be
very good and simple to use plus it‘s free and highly addictive
traded for new gear and to unlock new stages.
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Improve Cognition
It‘s summer! Time to go to the beach
yet see the funny side too. We read the
Book Review:
whole book in one sitting so it‘s quite
“TBI — Our Never
short however the reason we read it all in
Ending Journey”
one go was that
The book TBI—Our Never Ending Journey; is quite unusual; like
most
“we just couldn‟t put it down!”
traumatic events it has no introduction, ending or even a logical structure. It‘s
It was one those pieces of literature that
more of a diary of events which happened
pulls on every heart string and you are
along a timeline. Because this book does
trying to imagine what is going to happen
not really follow a story line it can be
next! This one is worth a read. We are
picked up and read at any page.
The
now waiting to see if there is a follow-up.
sense of humor is quite comical in a
Buy on Amazon www.amazon.co.uk in
tongue in cheek sort of way but never
paperback and e-book / Kindle.
vulgar or rude. We give this book a ★★★★ rating
“You are trying to imagine what is going to happen next!”
It takes the reader through lots of short situations that happened over a twelve month period and you can really feel the frustration boiling up inside the author and share your empathy with the family
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Movie Review Driving Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989
local judge until he recently died. Miss
American
Daisy at first refuses to let Hoke drive
comedy-drama
film
directed by Bruce Beresford, with
her, but gradually starts to accept him.
Morgan Freeman reprising his role as
The film explores racism against
Hoke Colburn. The story defines
African Americans, and touches on
Daisy and her point of view through
anti-semitism in the South. After her
a network of relationships and
synagogue is bombed, Miss Daisy
emotions by focusing on her home
realizes that she is also a victim of
life, synagogue, friends, family, fears,
prejudice
and concerns over a 25-year period.
Set in 1948, Mrs. ("Miss") Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy), a 72-yearold wealthy white Jewish widowed school teacher, lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia, except for an African American housemaid named Idella (Esther Rolle). When Miss Daisy wrecks her car, her son, Boolie (Dan Aykroyd), hires Hoke Coleburn (Morgan Freeman), an African American chauffeur who drove for a
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A great film - ★★★★ rating.
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