Follow us: hu Improving life after brain injury Need to talk? 0808 800 2244 Donate Home About brain injury Individuals Brain injury and me Q&A: Hollie-Blue Huntsman Share your story Share your story with us to help others affected by brain injury Q&A: Hollie-Blue Huntsman Continue to give your family member all your love, support and patience, and do not give up on them. Hollie-Blue Huntsman’s dad sustained a hypoxic brain injury after he fell 30 feet from a tree and had a cardiac arrest. As a tribute to him and countless other brain injury survivors across the UK struggling to come to terms with the COVID-19 crisis, she performed a moving cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. In this Q&A, she discusses what makes her most proud of her dad, the impact his brain injury had on her family and the inspiration behind her rendition of the song. What makes you most proud of your dad? Although the professionals doubted that he would ever be able to walk, talk and eat, I am proud of him because he has continued to fight and manages these tasks. Even though he understands everything that’s said to him, he still finds it an effort to talk. What impact did your dad’s brain injury have on you and the rest of your family? Sadly, when a family member has such a traumatic life-changing accident it does affect all the family in different ways and individually you have to find the strength within to cope and keep fighting for their independence. What advice would you give to other families affected by brain injury? Continue to give your family member all your love, support and patience, and do not give up on them. We believe in PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), try to apply that daily. If we had given up on our dad then no doubt he would have done the same. What inspired your cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow? I have always loved the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - it sends out a sign of hope for the future which not only applies during these troubled times of COVID-19 but also to all the survivors of acquired brain injury and their families. Back to stories index Covid-19 Find out how Headway can help you during the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out more Helpline The Headway helpline is a free, confidential service available to anyone with a question about brain injury - from survivors and carers to students and professionals. Find out more Creative expression Find out more Related resources Caring for someone with a brain injury Hypoxic brain injury Relationships after brain injury Friends of Headway Individual membership Join/Renew Contact Us t: 0115 924 0800 e: enquiries@headway.org.uk Help us improve life after brain injury. Donate Improving life after brain injury 0808 800 2244 Call our free helpline 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Or email helpline@headway.org.uk Join our online Community 27k Likes 25k Followers 3k Subscribers Privacy policy Cookies Terms & Conditions Accessibility Contact Us Resource centre Find a Headway Approved care providers Charity shops Fundraising comments, feedback and complaints Vacancies Join our mailing list Headway - the brain injury association is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Charity no. 1025852) and the Office of the Scottish Regulator (Charity no. SC 039992). Headway is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 2346893. © Copyright Headway 2021 - Site designed and developed by MEDIAmaker By clicking 'Accept All Cookies’ you agree to the storing of cookies on your device. This will help us to offer the best possible experience and develop more of the information you need. Accept All Cookies Cookies Settings