Livestream for SameYou
Livestream for SameYou and earn your claim to the Throne...
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We are calling all adventurers to embark upon a quest for SameYou to help raise funds to support brain injury recovery - and you could even earn yourself some quality loot in the process.
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If gaming for good is your passion, we would love to unite to change the recovery journey for the 1 in 3 people who will experience a brain injury in their lifetime.
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In The News
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Key findings from the return to work survey
Key findings from the return to work survey
Survivors and their carers have laid bare the turmoil of returning to work after brain injury in a survey conducted by SameYou and the Big Issue, revealing that a THIRD struggled with employment after trauma.
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Take part in our survey and help with the challenge of returning to work
Take part in our survey and help with the challenge of returning to work
Emilia Clarke is calling for brain injury survivors and their carers to help shine a spotlight on the difficulties of returning to work after trauma as her charity SameYou joins forces with the Big Issue.
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Volunteers needed to help develop a new therapy
Volunteers needed to help develop a new therapy
The University of Birmingham is looking for volunteers to develop a new therapy which helps brain injury survivors focus on seeing themselves as the person they were before their trauma, and to maintain a good relationship with their partner.
Survivor Stories
Many of you have written to SameYou about your experience of brain injury and told us how you identified with Emilia's story. There was a common feeling of relief about hearing a familiar story from someone young, and speaking out to normalise the injury. People were comforted that Emilia had gone through something similar to them or to a family member or loved one.
The overwhelming emotion was of gratitude that Emilia was breaking her silence and that enabled and emboldened so many others to tell their brain injury story - some for the first time. It was as if people now have permission to speak out about their story.
I get days when I just want to give up. But after hearing your story it has made me realise, I'm not on my own!
You have told us that by sharing your stories, and reading other people's, offers hope, comfort and much needed peer-to-peer support that is often hard to find.
SameYou have created this support resource called Portraits to tell the untold story of brain injury. If you would like to share your story, you can submit your story via our Share your story page.
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Portrait: Jason
Portrait: Jason
I originally acquired a brain injury as a teenager when I lived in England. The injury was not diagnosed for approximately 5 years. Eventually, I was diagnosed with hydrocephalus and had a shunt placed. This unfortunately failed twice causing me to go into comas...
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Portrait: Caroline
Portrait: Caroline
21 years ago, I was five months pregnant when my optician saw a brain tumour in my eyes. He sent me to the optical clinic at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds and within a few hours, I was transferred to the neurology department at Leeds General Infirmary...
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Portrait: Peyton
Portrait: Peyton
I was 28 when I had suffered from a stroke in my thalamus. The thalamus is a paired grey matter structure of the diencephalon located near the center of the brain, and is the body's information relay station. All information from the body's senses (except smell) must be processed through the thalamus before being sent to the brain's cerebral cortex for interpretation. The thalamus also plays a role in sleep, wakefulness, consciousness, learning and memory.
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Portrait: James
Portrait: James
December 1st, 2023, began like any other. Friday, the start of the weekend looming, a list of small, easy jobs were lined up for the day when I was struck by the most breath-taking pain consuming my entire head.
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Portrait: Veronica
Portrait: Veronica
My name is Veronica, this is my story. I was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) at the age of twelve. I was born with it, and I never had any symptoms before my arteries ruptured in my brain.
This short film tells the stories of brain injury survivors from the survivors themselves
We asked them to tell us how they feel. Some of them have done this for the very first time. We applaud their courage for speaking out. We invite everyone to hear and understand the lived experiences of brain injury and find out what has helped people recover and what is needed to help so many more.
Brain injury doesn’t only happen to the brain…
Brain injury happens to the whole person: body, brain and spirit. So we have developed a range of resources to help you find your SameYou.
