Health is your wealth magazine August 2015 issue

Health is Your Wealth “FOR EVERYONE IN RECOVERY & THEIR FAMILIES”

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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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Movie & Book Review Subscriptions Key Contacts

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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.

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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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This means that each week, 100 people are diagnosed with MS.

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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

info@headwaywestsussex.org.uk Headway West Sussex is affiliated to National Helpline: 0808 800 2244 Support & Information Service: 07467 188500 Office: 07938 858153 Twitter: @HeadwayWS Facebook: www.facebook.com/headway.westsussex

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Headway West Sussex and the

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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

Twitter @thebibli0phile

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!

Mental Health

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.

PMA@HealthisYourWealth.co.uk

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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

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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!

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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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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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