Two men from Northern Ireland have opened up about sustaining brain injuries
Mark Ewart from Belfast and Peter McDaid from Co Tyrone have been shortlisted for national awards by Headway – the brain injury association, next month.
Somehow, Mark pulled through, but the effects of his brain injury, such as fatigue and memory loss, meant that he couldn’t return to work. Mark also set himself the goal of getting back behind the wheel of a car and has recently been reissued with his driving licence, which he is “thrilled” about. He said: “My wife phoned an ambulance which took me to Altnagelvin Hospital, where the stroke team were waiting for me. I was paralysed on my left side, my speech was gobbledegook, and my face was all twisted. I was terrified, but the stroke team kept reassuring me.”
“Someone suggested I start volunteering for Headway, who had just set up a support hub in Omagh and were planning on opening another in Derry.
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