brain injury
Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it's a lonely thing to go through
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Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it's a lonely thing to go through
Scott and Hayley Pearshouse were both forced to give up their jobs after his brain injury in 2011. It has taken him a decade to recover and now the couple want to use their experiences to help other people
Emilia Clarke’s charity SameYou partners with Big Issue to help brain injury survivors return to work
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