Neuro rehab patient stories
A County Durham man will walk 500 miles for charity, five years after sustaining a brain injury. Nigel Price, a specialist long-distance charity hiker from Shildon, aims to raise at least £5,000 for Rutherford House, an independent living scheme run by Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA). The trek will start at Durham Cathedral and [...]
A biology teacher has become the first UK patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) as part of a global clinical trial. Emily Henders, 37, received the treatment at University College London Hospital last week after being diagnosed with MS on Christmas Eve 2021. CAR T-cell therapy is tailored for each patient [...]
A charity supporting almost 200 people affected by brain injuries has announced it will close due to significant financial difficulties. Headway Norfolk and Waveney operates seven day centres and outreach support groups in King’s Lynn, Norwich, Dereham, Long Stratton and Great Yarmouth for individuals and their families affected by brain injuries. The service, which has [...]
A paralysed Grand National-winning jockey has helped raise more than £60,000 at Wetherby Racecourse’s annual Northern Raceday. Graham Lee, who was paralysed from the neck down after a fall at Newcastle nearly two years ago, was among more than 300 guests at the fundraising event for Spinal Research. Now in its 35th year, the event [...]
A mother who lives with constant pain after medical errors left her with a spinal injury and bowel paralysis is campaigning to raise awareness of its warning signs. Toni-Claire Miller, a single mother of two from Kent, was 32 when she was repeatedly "fobbed off" by GPs after reporting numbness in her legs, excruciating back [...]
By Lucy Babbs, speech and language therapist, Ascot Rehab When 56-year-old Bernard* arrived at the Ascot Rehabilitation centre in Streatham, London, he was facing one of the biggest challenges of his life: rebuilding his ability to communicate. A fit and energetic man, Bernard had been thriving in an executive role and busy with family life [...]
A man who lost three family members to Huntington's disease is completing a 100km challenge to raise awareness and break stigma around the condition. Mark Barrett, 38, from Howwood, Scotland, is taking on four half marathons and a triathlon over nine weeks after losing his father Frank, grandfather John and uncle Raymond to the inherited [...]
A brain injury survivor from Loxley has completed a 2,650-mile trek from Mexico to Canada for the Child Brain Injury Trust, raising more than £13,000 for charity. Ten years ago, Will Baxter was given a devastating prognosis. After suffering a sudden brain haemorrhage that paralysed the entire left side of his body, doctors told him [...]
A mother and son are bringing a series of comedy nights to East Sussex, raising funds and awareness of motor neurone disease (MND). Rona and Anthony Stephens-Hill launched the project in memory of dad Adrian, which has already secured venues across the county. Their goal is to raise £20,000 for the MND Association and the [...]
Ceri Love (64) from Bristol sustained a spinal cord injury after a car accident in April 1991. However, it took nine years for her to be told the extent of her injury, leading to almost a decade of frustration and inappropriate medical treatment. After a car accident, Ceri experienced numbness in her left leg, difficulty [...]
