Patient stories
More than 350 children and young people will receive support after sustaining life-changing brain injuries, thanks to a £60k grant awarded to the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT). The funding, provided by Cambridgeshire Freemasons through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, will help children with acquired brain injuries (ABI) across the East of England and beyond over [...]
A major equestrian event has been renamed in honour of County Durham rider Gemma Potts, who sustained a life-changing spinal injury in 2021. The Glamour Stakes will now raise funds for Potts, from Crook, who underwent emergency spinal surgery at James Cook University Hospital and spent several months in intensive care, followed by three years [...]
A former professional cyclist is suing a driver and passenger for £1m, claiming a car door collision left him with brain damage that derailed his career. James McLaughlin, 34, was riding in a cycle lane in West Wickham, southeast London, in May 2020 when a car passenger opened a door, causing him to crash and [...]
A student who suffered a serious spinal cord injury has graduated from the University of Bristol with a first-class master’s degree in biological sciences. Archie Wills-Johnson was a year into his degree when he was injured during an American football match, describing the moment as feeling like a “big electric shock” down his right arm [...]
A Welsh health board has admitted full responsibility for brain injuries suffered by a boy during his birth in 2019. Swansea Bay University Health Board has admitted liability for brain injuries suffered by six-year-old Gethin Channon during his birth at the maternity unit of Singleton Hospital in Swansea. Gethin sustained severe brain damage and now [...]
David suffered a brain stem stroke on June 20th, 2022. He was initially admitted to Heartlands Hospital, then transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for neurosurgery and a stay in the ICU, before returning to Heartlands. Over the following four months, David faced multiple infections, became severely unwell, and had very limited rehabilitation while remaining mostly [...]
A man living in Worcestershire has fulfilled one of his lifelong ambitions to spend an afternoon driving around the Malvern Hills in a beautiful classic sports car, despite living with a complex neurological condition. Mark, 59, who is a resident at the Inspire Neurocare service in Worcester, asked if it would be possible to make [...]
I was a local policeman around here a few years ago, but since I retired I’ve done various jobs. Most recently I delivered new cars and vans around the country, then I’d jump on the train back before going to the next place. So I was doing that during the week in June 2024 when [...]
A Royal Navy veteran involved in a serious road collision has been forced to give up the job he loved and shelve his retirement plans due to his life-changing injuries. David Duggan was a passenger in a car that hit a lamppost in February 2020. He suffered a fractured skull in the collision, but as [...]
Twenty fundraisers from have raised over £5,000 after completing a tough 10-mile hike in the Peak District in aid of a brain aneurysm support charity. The group tackled the route to Kinder Scout – the highest point in the Peak District – on Sunday 29 June, facing difficult weather conditions including wind, rain, mist, and [...]
