At Headway Hertfordshire we work tirelessly to improve life after a brain injury for adults who have been immediately affected and the loved ones who care for them.
If you have had a brain injury or are caring for someone who has, we are here for you.
The impact of brain injury can be devastating, life-changing, and life-long. The symptoms can fluctuate significantly from day to day, or even hour to hour, making life unpredictable.
On a good day life can seem almost normal. You’re out and about, maybe going to work, enjoying regular activities and spending time with loved ones. Anyone might think this is the whole story. But for many, a good day is the exception.
On a bad day, a brain injury survivor can experience a huge range of debilitating symptoms, from severe fatigue, headaches and mood changes to cognitive impairment.
The effects differ for each individual and the consequences are profound. They might be unable to work or have to cancel social plans at the last minute – having a huge impact on their lives and that of their friends, family and colleagues, but also causing financial loss and feelings of isolation.
But Headway is there to support everyone affected by brain injury, through the good days and the bad.
Our team work to enable more good days and give vital support to help survivors manage the bad.
Someone is admitted to a UK hospital with a brain injury every 90 seconds, so we believe it’s important that everyone understands the reality of life with brain injury and can see both sides of the story.
After all, it could happen to any one of us.
So please, be patient. Be flexible. Just be there.
