Follow us: hu Improving life after brain injury Need to talk? 0808 800 2244 Donate Home About brain injury Individuals Brain injury and me My poetry: Sam Moore Share your story Share your story with us to help others affected by brain injury My poetry: Sam Moore It IS possible to get back out - but HOW? Musician Sam Moore sustained a brain injury from a horrific assault in 1998, when he was attacked after playing a live gig in a local club. As well as knocking him unconscious, the attackers forced him to swallow drugs which caused a hypoxic brain injury that would have life-long consequences. Despite experiencing seizures, communication difficulties and memory problems, Sam received very little support to rebuild his life. Over the years he has battled to get a proper diagnosis of his condition and the correct welfare benefits, but discovering Headway in 2019 finally helped him to get an understanding of his brain injury and begin moving forward. Day-to-day life continues to be hard, but his determination has seen him taking on a range of community volunteering jobs around the Yorkshire area. He has also been able to put his creative talents to work through poetry, including these powerful accounts of life with hypoxic brain injury. My Memory Blocks With me it isn't so much In one ear & out the other It's more like drop a drip of ink Into a big vat of water It goes in consolidated In one solid block of colour Then see it slowly swirly Spirally untangle. Then spreading out like that But in a fractal Like a puff of smoke In a warehouse Til it's only just detectable Then whooosh! You can't see it any more But it's in there somewhere It IS possible to get it back out But HOW? Back to stories index My poetry: Sam Norris We share Sam’s moving poem which examines the hidden challenges that he continues to face after brain injury and, despite this, a determination to achieve his dreams. Find out more My poetry: Helen Wilson I started my poetry when asked to write a thoughts diary, I felt pressure and could not cope but needed my thoughts to disappear and clear my brain, I find it helps me a lot. Find out more Creative expression 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