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Please note some of these articles are written by patients who are still in recovery. These articles are deliberately Seven years ago we began our

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MANAGE YOUR CONDITION

IMPROVE COGNITION

IMPROVING AWARENESS

THERAPY

RELATIONSHIPS

Contents

1

THERAPY

Editors message

2

C.E.S.

35

IMPROVING AWARENESS

MANAGE YOUR CONDITION Running to Live

5

Importance of a Routine (Pacing)

7

Community Action

9

TBI BLOODTEST CHECK

41

HEADWAY Derby - News

42

RELATIONSHIPS

Exercise + Low Energy Levels

12

Focus On What You Can Do and NOT What You Can't 46

Tired all the time?

14

DON’T SAY IT !

48

REVIEWS & SUBSCRIPTIONS IMPROVE COGNITION Brain Training

18

Application Reviews

23

MENTAL HEALTH #INMYSHOES

27

Book Review: A Three Dog Life

49

Movie Review: The Heat

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Subscriptions

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YOU Are In CONTROL

After dinner, I headed back to my second home, in Lexington, Kentucky, to

Running to Live

prepare for my big adventure.

Hello, my name is Brian Webb and I enjoy running, immensely!

“Life happens while making

Up to this

plans.�

point I have run four full marathons, sixteen half marathons, a 70 mile relay

I arrive in Lexington and I felt the slight

entitled Market to Market through the

twinge of a headache coming on but this headache was different.

I also enjoy everything related to health

emitted from the back of my head. This

and fitness. See, I am a brain injury

pain became intense, it felt like a nail

survivor and that is my why.

was being driven in my skull. I ran to the bathroom, got sick and passed out.

The year was 1998 and spring was in

Fortunately, my brother arrived and

full bloom. I had recently graduated

called an ambulance. I arrived at the

from the University of Kentucky with a

hospital barely conscious. My friends

double major in Communications and

who I just graduated with were by my

Broadcast Journalism. My hopes was to

side. My parents and grandfather were

attain a position as a producer for a local

there as well.

television station. I was excited for my future. I visited my parents a week after graduating.

The pain

I suffered what is called an A.V.M.

A decision was made for

(arteriovenous malformation).

me to move to Cincinnati, Ohio and

What

happened to me is that arteries and

work with my father in the IT field.

veins became tangled and clotted in the 5

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beautiful state of Iowa and a duathlon.

Exercise, especially running is very therapeutic for me.

A study at the

University of Oxford revealed that aerobic exercise helps to grow Grey Matter in the brain. repairing myself!

I am basically

Crossing the finish

line and realizing how far I have come back of my brain resulting in an

makes me feel victorious!

intracranial haemorrhage. Doctors told This awareness on my own health has

my parents that I would have a 50/50

opened the doors of compassion within

percent chance of survival. If I make it

my heart. My passion on being healthy

out alive, I would be catatonic for the

and fit, has led me to start studying to

rest of my life.

become a physical therapy assistant.

Three days went by, I awoke from my coma with my father by my side.

My main goal is helping our Veterans

I

recover from head trauma, my condition.

asked him in a weak voice, “Is this it

This project like me is a work in

Dad?” He began to cry. I do not like to focus on the past.

progress.

I have been

However, if I stay focused I

will succeed. Stay strong, don’t quit and

“recovering” for twenty years. I have

never give up.

travelled this country, the United States, in search of myself and my place

Brian

in this world.

Des Moines, Iowa, USA 6

1.

“Importance of

Aim to ONE activity a day. Save your energy for this activity.

A Routine�

2.

Do not schedule any activities the day afterwards.

Pacing Yourself - One Task A Day 3.

Next to fatigue probably the hardest

Try and schedule that activity at a time when your fatigue doesn't

thing to do. The day you feel good and

usually occur.

energetic is the you end up doing to 4.

If you are sensitive to lighting conditions make sure that you meet

The part which is most difficult is

before 4pm in the winter as that is

judging what is too much and often

when it starts to get dark.

when you spot the signs it’s too late resulting in a total meltdown physically

5.

and mentally.

Take a nap before you activity is due to commence

Because of the lack of consistency and

6.

Ensure that you take your mobile

the preparation required to partake in a

phone, wallet and medicine with

activity your not sure what the result

you.

will be and the impact of completing an 7.

activity.

Ensure there is water available for you to take medication with.

Below are some guidelines we have 8.

gathered from a variety of sources and

Prepare for your journey. Getting there (address / contact details).

compiled them into one checklist.

Navigating the building (entrance, 7

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much.

elevator, stair banister location) 9.

Its very tempting to try and do more than one task. Especially after you have

Remember what to do before you

done something on your own a few

leave home:

times.



Go to the bathroom



Have something to eat that will

Try not to fall into this trap as the risk is all your energy is depleted before you get home.

provide you with energy



Take medicine (either before you leave if you need to or take some

Keep it simple. Do ONE thing

with you)



and do it well. Otherwise you

Leave enough time to get there and

end up starting lots of tasks but

ensure you have organised a way

never finishing any of them.

home



If you need help carrying things to / from

a

vehicle

make

that

is

organised



Have business type cards with your contact details on and take a business cards with you.



Remember do ONE thing only 8

The load was being lifted in visits to the G.P's as well as Emergency hospital

Community Action

admissions and Out patient referrals.

In the same newspaper two days later a

Earlier this week I read an article about

second study in Somerset was reporting

how G.P's in London were finding that a

the same phenomenon. (Charities risk

third of appointments were related to

becoming irrelevant , warns new report)

difficulties that G.P's couldn't actually This report noted that many of the

and dancing after English trial's success

activities being used to connect people to

-Guardian 19.11.18)

their communities and encourage them to become responsible for their own

The non medical issues were typically

health care needs, were in fact provided

difficulties with benefits, housing and loneliness.

However

a

by Charities, community groups or

pioneering

volunteers.

scheme allowed G.P's to prescribe

'Social sessions'.

It seems the government are finally realising how effective communities can

They range from a pub which ran coffee

be at providing support for themselves.

mornings to combat loneliness and dropin sessions for people with Alzheimer

However, the financial support is often

disease and their carers. Gardening,

lacking and provision is extremely

mindfulness, choirs, fitness sessions the

patchy around the country.

list currently runs to 112 different

charities such as Headway have to chase

sessions offered.

government money and even when 9

Often

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help with. (G.P's could prescribe bingo

successful it is only short-term and the

The Personal Health Budgets (PHB's) I

whole chase begins again preventing

spoke about last time can be used in

long-term planning and provision.

similar ways, the main difference being that a lot of times people need a bit of

At our little Brain injury team we too

support to access new support networks.

have noted how often patients need help

Trying to do it alone is hard and scary

with basics necessities such as ensuring

sometimes.

benefits are in place, housing is secure, alcohol is not making things worse and

So talk to your health professional about

relationships are robust enough to allow

what's in your area, contact your local

therapy to take place. This can take

Headway or other charity/voluntary

many months and delays recovery. I am

organisations, see if there's support and

not

funding out there. The powers that be

therefore

surprised

GP's

are

experiencing the same situation.

know what we've known for a while.

This stuff works!

At least we are able to signpost people forward and support them. It would be

Lets get people access to it

far better if this was easily accessible initially and probably again when people are coming through the other side of trauma and are ready to start trying

Gerry White, Team Leader

new activities that will hopefully be sustaining and nourishing for their

Derby Head Injury Team

social, physical and mental health going forward.

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EXERCISE & NUTRITION

“Importance of Exercise” Exercise + Low Energy Levels Try to adhere to an exercise program when you have low energy level is not easy. Especially when your sleeping routine is poor.

The major benefit of exercise is when you do them correctly. There is little point in exerting energy on going to the gym if you are doing the exercise wrong and inconsistently.

If

you

are

tired

then

your

concentration level decrease and you

Which is more likely to result in poor

can result in a mindset of

performance and mediocre results. If you feel like a battery running low on power then stop what you're doing and concentrate on stretching. When this is

‘Just getting it done’

complete leave the gym and focus your energy on something else.

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How to prevent this feeling?



Before exercising ensure you have

an energetic breakfast



Get enough sleep. If your body is

tired it will let you know. Powernap before 4pm.



Approximately

thirty

minutes

after exercising replenish your body



Keep your immune system topped

up by eating foods (See Issue 2, 2017 - April) Everyone has a poor day at the gym,



even top athletes. The vital thing is to

before

recognise it and also know how to

general

ensure

your

exercise

routine.

Best

exercise and save your energy for

to us by people all over the world: In

an

practice is to do nothing before you

prevent it. The following tips were sent



Try no to over except yourself just

that moment. diet



includes food which provides your

D o n't

pla n

to

do

a ny t hi ng

afterwards and rest if you need to.

body with energy; see our nutrition

Otherwise you will crash half way

section.

through your day.

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by eating a protein based meal

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