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Home / ‘I will always be very thankful’: Adam’s story
In spring last year, Adam suffered a traumatic brain injury after being assaulted. He was rushed to hospital and put on life support.
“I can’t remember anything from then. My parents were coming to the ward, my children were coming, my sister was coming – but I just can’t really remember.” “My children couldn’t even sit with me on the bed. They were in floods of tears.”
“I can’t remember anything from then. My parents were coming to the ward, my children were coming, my sister was coming – but I just can’t really remember.”
“My children couldn’t even sit with me on the bed. They were in floods of tears.”
After five months of treatment, Adam was physically well enough to start rehabilitation.
“My parents took me down from the hospital with all my stuff. The service manager and all the staff were there. I just said, ‘I will only be here for maximum a week’.”
The road to recovery was longer than Adam hoped. But the team at Daniel Yorath House walked with him every step of the way.
“All the staff there were really good to me – and I mean really good. I was glad I was there.” “Daniel Yorath House helped me with walking, sleeping, balancing, writing, and developing my strength. They helped me understand my injury, deal with the trauma and moods, and communicate with people. I will always be very thankful.”
“All the staff there were really good to me – and I mean really good. I was glad I was there.”
“Daniel Yorath House helped me with walking, sleeping, balancing, writing, and developing my strength. They helped me understand my injury, deal with the trauma and moods, and communicate with people. I will always be very thankful.”
At Brainkind, we believe that no one should face such a life-changing challenge alone. But we also know that this challenge looks different for every person we support. For Adam, it was a road back to living and working independently.
Like many of our services, Daniel Yorath House has facilities on site designed to help people transition to more independent living while ensuring access to support, if they need it. Our team knew this would be a great way to help Adam work towards his goals. Living in a bungalow at Daniel Yorath House gave him the space and support he needed to improve skills like washing and dressing himself, managing day-to-day cooking, and more. Adam said:
“The bungalow was a big plus when I was able to move there. It should be named The Adam Evans suite!”
In May this year, Adam was ready to take the next steps in his recovery and left Daniel Yorath House for home. He’s taking his children to rugby tournaments, spending time with friends, and is even back at work – something he was determined to do:
“I’m building gym equipment from scratch with Gym Doctors. I was nervous but excited to work again.” “When I was first in hospital, a doctor had a meeting with my sister and parents without me. He said to them, ‘Adam will never work again’. I’ve got an appointment with him at the end of the week – I think he’ll be surprised!” “Brainkind and Daniel Yorath House deserve everything after what they have done for me. I wouldn’t be in the condition I am if it wasn’t for them.”
“I’m building gym equipment from scratch with Gym Doctors. I was nervous but excited to work again.”
“When I was first in hospital, a doctor had a meeting with my sister and parents without me. He said to them, ‘Adam will never work again’. I’ve got an appointment with him at the end of the week – I think he’ll be surprised!”
“Brainkind and Daniel Yorath House deserve everything after what they have done for me. I wouldn’t be in the condition I am if it wasn’t for them.”
Our team at Daniel Yorath House are proud to have supported Adam to achieve his rehabilitation goals and live more independently. At Brainkind, we are dedicated to helping the people we support to thrive – whatever that means to them.
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