Headway Birmingham
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Headway Birmingham & Solihull provide advice, support & services for those affected by brain injury in the local area. Call 0121 457 7541 for more information.
West Midlands, England
Joined May 2014
This is client Gurinder who loves the outdoors, and here he is with his personal assistant Donovan, visiting one of his favourite outdoor parks in Moseley, The Bog. Gurinder loves the peace and quiet here and thoroughly enjoyed his session. #outdoors #braininjury
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A lovely collection of brooches at our Great Barr charity shop, all at just £1 each. Might be time to get your Christmas shopping started! 71 Thornbridge Avenue, Great Barr B42 2PW
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Another Community Outreach session with client Sue at Worcester Garden Centre. Sue loved looking at the Halloween goodies and the very early Christmas trees and decorations they had in. The day was topped off by a wholesome lunch in the café at the end of the session.
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Community Outreach client Sue has not been in the best of health for a while and hasn't been out much, so It was a lovely, welcome trip (the first one since May!) to Cob House Country Park with her Personal Assistant Keeley.
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Here's our Services For All group at the October Saturday Club taking part in Seated Yoga. The yoga tutor is Sophie Rey and has been supporting us by running these groups for well over a year now! Thank you @SophieRey - we love your groups!
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Thinking about eating the right things at the right time is important in managing fatigue:
headway.org.uk
Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported effects of a brain injury. Unlike 'normal' fatigue, which is time-limited and alleviated by rest, the intense feeling of fatigue after brain injury may be...
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Read this and so much more vital information on brain injury at @HeadwayUK's website.
What is a brain haemorrhage? A brain haemorrhage is bleeding in or around the brain either as a result of a ruptured aneurysm or following a significant blow to the head. Read more about the types, and long-term effects of a brain haemorrhage
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The @Vanderlande volunteers hard at work - sorting, scraping and sweeping! Making a difference at our brain injury hub once again. 👏👏👏 THANK YOU!
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Congrats to @MidlandMetUH for hosting an amazing 'One Year On' event earlier in the week to celebrate a very successful first year for the hospital. Great vibes all round, superb entertainment and an unparalleled chance to network with our local partners. 👏 👏👏
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A warm welcome to the latest team of volunteers from @Vanderlande who are helping with a variety of chores at our Leighton House #braininjury hub today! They paused for us to get this photo... but we'll catch them hard at work later! #volunteersmakeadifference #ThankYouInAdvance
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Steering committee opportunity of an important research project – Make your voice heard! Have you or a loved one experienced mechanical ventilation due to an acute brain injury? If so, your insights could help shape international guidance for future care. Researchers are
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This is Adrian, one of our newest clients at Sutton House. Adrian expressed an interest in learning more about IT. Here he is in his first session, utilising our computer room and having 1 to 1 lessons. #skills #braininjury
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Pleased to be part of Midland Met's 'One Year On' event today, celebrating a very successful first year for this new hospital. Pic: Our Hospital Link Worker Indi (left) with Wendy Ross at the @HeadwayBS information stand. @MidlandMetUH
#partnershipworking #braininjurysupport
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Here it is! The Sutton House Men's Group wooden construction they have been building over the past few weeks. Isn't is fantastic?! It took real concentration and problem solving as well as attention to detail and teamwork, but they got it done and it's a real achievement.
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Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported effects of a brain injury. Check out our 8 ways to cope with fatigue:
headway.org.uk
Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported effects of a brain injury. Unlike 'normal' fatigue, which is time-limited and alleviated by rest, the intense feeling of fatigue after brain injury may be...
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Before @VirginMediaO2 volunteers arrived and afterwards. Thanks, guys, for creating order out of chaos with our charity shop donations!
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Thank again to @VirginMediaO2 for sending along such a hardworking & enthusiastic ream to help at our #braininjury hub today. They made a great job sorting #charityshop donations and tidying our patio area. #makingadifference
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Big thanks to @VirginMediaO2 for sending along another group of #volunteers! Today's team of 12 are currently helping sort a gigantic pile of charity shop donations and might head outside later to do some gardening if the weather plays ball! Much appreciated 🙏 #makeadiffrence
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We promised more photos from yesterday's alpaca visit, and here they are! Thanks again to @MoseleyKHLions for the grant to enable us to book this special day, and for Lion Alyson for joining us and seeing just how much pleasure the visit brought to our clients (and staff!!).
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