Rosy getting out the house this summer, in Ramsgate Rosy What I miss…Headway lunch & supper clubs; live music in sticky-floored music venues; also how quiet London was at the beginning of lockdown – for cycling around, it was a…

Earlier this year, during the first national lockdown, we introduced you to member Laura and Support Worker Sam; whilst they usually spent their sessions going to the cinema or out for coffee, they’d been getting incredibly creative over Zoom whilst…

I had my own business as property maintenance. It was a very successful business, around Canary Wharf. My daughters were only 10 and 20 years old when I had my ABI. I had a berry aneurism, that I inherited from…

If Ifs and Ands Were Pots and Pans There’d Be No Work For Tinkers I’m getting older and I’m scared I’ll never reached my full potential, Don’t wanna end up by being cared for In a home that’s residential. The…

Providing support never stops. In fact, throughout the current pandemic our teams have been working harder than ever to ensure our members and families get the help they need most. Our Casework team in particular have been incredibly busy, supporting…

Embroidery by Claudine In this piece I will say a bit about my a mother who had brain tumours. I understand now why it took so long to write it! Never easy to write about one’s mother. My volunteering at…

Photography I now live in Kings Cross. I came to London in 1984 to train as a photo-artist after my ABI, as I wanted to work as a professional photographer. I did indeed become a photographer in London, doing fashion,…

I had an accident – I don’t remember how it happened. It’s blurry. I can see the lights. Someone was saying to me “stay down”. Then I don’t remember. I woke up in the hospital. It was very, very scary.…

I was born in Colchester maternity hospital 6 1/2 weeks premature and whisked straight into ICU, a place which unbeknownst to me would serve as a 2nd home for me several times in my life! Growing up was fun thanks…

27-year-old Lewis was just a teenager when he underwent surgery to treat a rare brain condition called Rasmussen’s Encephalitis (which caused him almost constant seizures). This involved disconnecting one half of his brain from the other, however the procedure left…

We’re excited to mark Action for Brain Injury Week (28th Sept – 4th Oct) with a new awareness raising campaign from Headway East London called “Welcome to My World”. Each day we’ll be introducing a new person’s story; giving an…

Back in 2013 life moved very quickly for Rosy: as a police officer doing shift work and a keen runner she was on her feet for most of the day and enjoyed the fast pace. However, in December of that…