Breakfast is an essential meal for anyone but when you have a disability, it is essential not to skip the most important meal of the day. Food is a medicine and can …
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Getting Back to Work After Illness
Written by John McDonald I'd like to tell you about my experience of getting back to work after illness. My background had been working as a care assistant, normally in specialised …
Me and My Brain – Written by John McDonald
As someone who both works with people who have acquired brain injury and I have a brain injury myself, one of the common issues is the lack of self- awareness of the effects on daily living the brain …
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Physical Effects of Brain Injury: Insomnia
After a brain injury there are many aspects of life that can be different from before. One of those things is insomnia and altered sleep patterns. People who have suffered a brain injury …
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Physical Effects of Brain Injury: Fatigue
One of the most common physical effects of brain injury is fatigue. Most people feel tired after a hard day at work, or they have been suffering from stress over a long period. …
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How to Support Someone with Aphasia
What is Aphasia? Aphasia is the impairment of language which affects the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read and write. It is always due to injury to the left frontal lobe …
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