Category Archives: Nick Verron

Lights… camera…

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Sue Vincent

By day I am a personal assistant. Not a glamorous PA with pad, pen and a nice line in stilettos. No. I’m both carer and mum and in this capacity I have been asked to step outside the normal roles … Continue reading →

Posted in Motherhood, Nick Verron, Photography | Tagged self image, video blog, voice software | 37 Comments

Congratulations!

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I’ve only had a phone call. I have seen no pictures except one on Twitter and heard only the briefest account as yet. Nick will write about ‘the most amazing day’ himself. It is probably just as well I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged award, inspiration, Para-Tri, Royal Bucks Hospital, UKABIF | 64 Comments

“Anything is possible…”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It was a dark and stormy night… which was a bit of a surprise when I’d only closed my eyes for a few minutes after lunch. I’m fairly certain the only reason I woke then was the distinctive sound of … Continue reading →

Posted in Motherhood, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ABI, BeWoW, Colleen's Writer's Quote Wednesday, doing the impossible, inspiration, recovery, tbi | 27 Comments

Writer’s Quote Wednesday and #BeWOW

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I’m cheating for Colleen’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday and Ronovan’s #BeWOW posts this week.. it seems the right thing to do. My son has just started blogging… finally… and ended his ‘About’ page with the perfect quote from Christopher Reeve. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ABI, BeWoW, Colleen's Writer's Quote Wednesday, Reeve, sci, tbi | 31 Comments

The blogger in question

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Sue Vincent

There is a new blogger in town. So far, only his ‘About’ page is up, but that, I think, will be the start of something special. He has a story to tell and a journey to share. The blogger in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Nick Verron, Photography, Physiotherapy, Relationships, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ABI, disability, Nick, Royal Bucks Hospital, tbi | 52 Comments

London to Brighton…

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I was up at four this morning. The sky was clear, the moon bright…my son wide awake and gearing up for a long day ahead when I arrived at his home. We loaded up the bike in the dark with … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Brain injury, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged charity ride, cycle race, Hase bikes, London to Brighton, pride, trike | 104 Comments

Home alone…

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“Look at it this way… you’ll be dead soon…” By way of comfort for my insecurities this, I felt, left a lot to be desired. My son, however, chose to expand upon his logic and I have to agree. Worrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Motherhood, Nick Verron | Tagged courage, Culkin, cycling, Home Alone, London to Brighton, swimming, triathlon, vanity | 56 Comments

Take two…the accidental blogger

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“Why do you blog?” “Why did you start blogging?” Those are questions frequently asked; they cropped up a good few times at the Bloggers Bash recently and are often asked in interviews. For me the answers are simple… I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Dogs, Don and Wen, Friendship, Nick Verron, Steve Tanham, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Initiate, The Silent Eye, writing | Tagged accidents, blog award, stats, wordpress | 59 Comments

Whoo-hooo!

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Sue Vincent

For some reason, the computer was even worse this morning…I couldn’t even get on to see how the campaign was doing. So it wasn’t until I was sitting with Nick as he checked that I saw his face lit up … Continue reading →

Posted in Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ABI, charity, cycling, fundraising, Indiegogo campaign, sport, tbi, triathlon | 62 Comments

The results are in!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The results are just up… 750m swim+20km ride+5km run…. 🙂 Click here to visit Nick’s campaign, which is still open for donations for another few hours!