A Journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step

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Headway are a charity who can provide help to brain injury sufferers and their carers.

Since my climbing accident in 2003 I regard myself as very lucky to have not been to Headway as client/member. I have always regarded myself as too well, the lack self awareness of ones condition is one of the affects of a brain injury, but I do believe that I have been able to do alot more for myself than other brain injury sufferers that I have met.

Headway Swindon saw a piece about me in the local Swindon Advertiser when I was doing my first marathon in 2004, andasked me to visit them and talk to their clients. To do this I put together a presentation 'Journey of Recovery - a story recovery from severe head injury' which was the genesis of this website 'A Journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step'

I have done this presentation now to Headway branches in Swindon, Bath and Jersey. See the Headway UK page for links to the other branches

I have updated it as my recovery has progressed until in October 2007 I regarded myself as fully recovered. Mainly because I am now able to work a full week and still remain active in the evening and weekends but also because in my parallel track of running I have now raced the Jersey marathon instead of just running one.