We continue to celebrate Action for Brain Injury Week with the re-launch of Who Are You Now? – a project exploring the real-life stories of brain injury survivors and the impact this injury has on both them and their families.

This project first began in 2015, and resulted in ten powerful and inspiring stories of resilience and hope. It was accompanied by statistics showing that one person every 90 seconds is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury in the UK (Headway, 2015). Today, with the support of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, the first brand-new story will be published online accompanied by the first in a podcast series Who Are You Now? featuring oral testimony from survivors.

Highlighting the importance of raising awareness of brain injury, Alison Eddy, Managing Partner at Irwin Mitchell’s London office comments: “Who Are You Now? is such a fantastic campaign that really hits home on the severity of this type of injury. It lets the general public in on really intimate and heartbreaking stories, as survivors discuss how their lives have changed and how they are working to overcome what has happened.

She adds: “We are very proud to support this campaign and hope it raises awareness into the amazing work of Headway East London, and serves as an inspiration to others who may be in a similar situation after suffering a traumatic brain injury themselves.”