Follow us: hu Improving life after brain injury Need to talk? 0808 800 2244 Donate Home About brain injury Individuals Brain injury and me A helping hand Share your story Share your story with us to help others affected by brain injury A helping hand It would certainly help if people were more educated about brain injury's hidden nature Watch the story When Rob Smith was just 23, he suffered a bleed on the brain caused by a brain tumour. He was left with poor balance and co-ordination as well as slurred speech. Rob knows firsthand that the lasting effects of brain injury can cause challenges for survivors when carrying out everyday tasks. Now, Rob appears in our new video raising awareness of the hidden effects of brain injury and the simple steps that can make all the difference to survivors. "I sometimes have difficulties because of my slurred speech and poor balance," he said. "But not everyone can see my disability. "I know other survivors who have had bad experiences because people didn't take the effects of their brain injury into consideration. Every brain injury is different and there are no hard and fast rules about how it effects people. But it would certainly help if people were more educated about its hidden nature and some of the most common effects. Special thanks to the team and service users at Headway Essex, as well as The East of England Co-op in Stanway, Colchester, for their support in making this film. Back to stories index Effects of brain injury Find out about some of the main difficulties that arise after brain injury, together with some suggestions as to how to deal with them. Find out more Lost in a crowd Find out more Donate Find out more Related resources The effects of brain injury and how to help 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