Follow us: hu Improving life after brain injury Need to talk? 0808 800 2244 Donate Home About brain injury Individuals Brain injury and me Alex Richardson Share your story Share your story with us to help others affected by brain injury Alex Richardson Hearing memories of Alex has brought us comfort and given us strength Life-changing events come in many forms and happen when you least expect them. For us it was a telephone call on an ordinary day in March 2009. Alex, our son and little brother to his sister, Emma, was a fun-loving young man with a great zest for life. He was 21 years old and a third year undergraduate at the University of St Andrews. He was thoroughly enjoying life and his studies; he was popular, had many good friends and a very bright future ahead of him. A future is something that everyone expects, whatever it may be. But sometimes circumstances beyond our control cause things to happen that change what we expect. Sadly, the bright future Alex had in front of him wasn’t to be. Tragically, Alex sustained a brain injury following a fall at university. This fall led to his death two days later. Alex was very much loved and is greatly missed by all of his family and friends. His sudden death has left a huge hole in many lives. In the weeks and months that followed Alex’s death, we were inundated with messages of support and love. Some of the most moving and memorable messages, that have come to mean the world to us, were from his friends who were willing to share with us stories about Alex’s life away from his family. To us, Alex was a loving son. But to others, he was a friend; a teammate; a confidante. Hearing others’ tales and memories of Alex helped us to know more about our son through their eyes. Those messages mean as much to us today as they did when we first read them. After Alex died we became aware that he had been raising money for Headway – the brain injury association and we wanted to carry on with this support of the charity. It is what he would have wished. In the years since Alex’s death, raising funds in his memory and knowing that we are able to help the many brain injury survivors and their families that Headway support has brought some comfort to us, his family and many friends. Our support continues to this day and ensures his light and memory remains bright in our lives. Back to stories index A gift in memory Find out more Get involved Help us to provide vital resources and support to individuals and families affected by brain injury. Find out more Donate Find out more 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