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Getting home

Getting home is a huge step on the road to recovery. While it is often an enormous relief to be back home, some may find the first few weeks a bit of an emotional rollercoaster in terms of readjusting to everyday life. In this section, we've provided some general information and advice on the common physical and psychological issues you might face, what you can do to help the recovery process along, and the types of help that might be available to you and your family after you get home. We've also included a few short pieces on other people's experience, which we hope you will find helpful. 

 

 

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Web Link: Top tips for a good night's sleep

Sleep and rest are effective ways to reduce the symptoms of fatigue. However, a good night’s sleep isn’t always easily achieved. Despite being extremely tired, many people have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early in the morning. A lack of sleep has many negative effects on a person’s physical and mental wellbeing, especially in the early stages of brain injury recovery. It may also exacerbate some of the symptoms of the brain injury, such as...

Web Link: Turn2Us - financial crisis advice

Turn2Us - financial crisis advice Anyone can be a missed pay-cheque, illness or bereavement away from a real financial crisis, and Turn2Us can help you find the support you need to get back on track. The Benefits Calculator takes less than 10 minutes to complete and it will tell you which means-tested benefits you may be entitled to, including tax credits. The Grants Search can help you look for funds that might be able to give you a grant or other types of help. There is also...

Web Link: UK Government Information; Personal Independent Payment

This link provides information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) scheme

Document: Understanding and Coping with Cognitive (memory) Difficulties after ICU: Information leaflet

Cognitive (memory) changes can affect the way we think, remember, communicate, make decisions and cope with stress. If we understand these changes, we can learn to cope positively with them and adjust how we learn and carry out activities. The leaflet attached has useful information about what memory difficulties and how to manage these symptoms.

Document: Voice after intubation information leaflet

The aim of this information sheet is to answer some of the questions you may have about changes to your voice after intubation in intensive care.

External Video: Wake up to fatigue - Headway video

Fatigue – or excessive tiredness – is one of the most commonly experienced effects of brain injury. Indeed, it is the most commonly cited effect of brain injury reported by the 11,000 callers to our helpline each year. https://www.headway.org.uk/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/brain-drain-wake-up-to-fatigue/