Category Archives: Brain injury

The inconvenient walking dead… III #COVID #cancer #carers #lockdown

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Following on from posts One and Two: “Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?” Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Last spring when we went into lockdown and we were encouraged … Continue reading →

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The inconvenient walking dead…  #COVID #cancer #carers

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I am not a happy bunny, more of an angry bird, and I am going to say so, regardless of how much subtle and not-so-subtle pressure has been applied in various areas to encourage us all to be nice, obedient, … Continue reading →

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First, catch your..? #cancer

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“… knowing you are going to die makes clearing out the cupboards so much easier!” The sound of choked laughter came through the phone. “You should write that,” said my friend, once his calm was once more regained. The sentiment … Continue reading →

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An iceberg universe

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Fat little fingers hold up the toy as she peers at her reflection, laughing at herself. That she is, at two years old, very self-aware is evident in the way she plays with her own and her family’s reflections in … Continue reading →

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Out of nowhere

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Beckie at Beckie’s Mental Mess is running a series at present to highlight the many misunderstood aspects of mental health by asking people to write of their own experiences. This week, she is looking at the effects of PTSD. Ten … Continue reading →

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Breaking barriers…

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Ten years ago today, July 4th 2009, I learned to fear answering the telephone. Four words changed the lives of everyone in our little family and that of many of our friends. My son, over a hundred miles away in … Continue reading →

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Starting small…

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“…grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…” Alert and tense, ready for any stumble, I watched him cross the living room, slowly, painstakingly, supported by the walking frame. He does it every day, and so do … Continue reading →

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Traffic…

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The morning is silent. Even the usual distant traffic noise of the rush-hour mayhem is hushed. The busy road that runs through the village no longer channels the speeding cars and lorries that habitually thunder through this small village. My … Continue reading →

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Six second memory

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“You’re in goldfish mode again, aren’t you?” My brain-injured son looks smug. I raise my eyes to the heavens. He’s right, I have completely forgotten half the things he just asked me to do. He takes a great and unholy … Continue reading →

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A strange gift…

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Like most mothers, I have been the recipient of some strange gifts in my time. When children are young, what seems appropriate in their eyes may seem downright bizarre to an adult observer not privy to the inner workings of … Continue reading →

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