The founder of not-for-profit Global Brain Injury Awareness (GBIA) began sharing her experiences, knowledge, and insights over two years ago in our Talking Heads initiative. Less than a month later, the virus crossed the water, and Anne began to discover firsthand how life plays out in a pandemic - when you're also battling a brain injury. Krysalis blogger Anne Ricketts lived alone on a small UK island when mainland England confirmed its first covid cases in 2020. Who likes anyway? Oh yes! I remember – Malc loves the stuff, but he has Alzheimer's, so hopefully he will forget if I forget! Like Charlie Fogarty, the prognosis for Rebecca was that she would never walk or talk.įor her, however, it was a forecast based on birth-related brain trauma and the meningitis and hydrocephalus that followed.īut Rebecca just wanted to be "like everyone else", and, even after the death of both her parents before she reached adulthood, her resolve to achieve her life goals never swayed.įrom horse riding and pet therapy training to covid constraints and homeownership, here are Rebecca's remarkable tales: and It's amazing and surprising how much I've done. It was shortly after Bukayo Saka's doomed penalty shot at England's Euro 2020 final…of which Charlie had a few choice words. You can read them by following the reference below: He now has five international football caps to his name, is a football team manager, and motivates other brain injury survivors through his work as an inspirational speaker…which is how we caught up with him! The prognosis was that he would never walk or talk again.īut no one reckoned on the power of Charlie's determined and competitive spirit. Let's kick off with footballing ace, Charlie Fogarty, honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for outstanding achievement when he was just 21.Ĭharlie sustained a severe brain injury when he was hit by a car while crossing the road in 2012. My story shows that anything is possible with self-belief, determination and a lot of hard work. They tell it as it is, and they tell it really well.
Yet, curiously, all of them would arrive at precisely the same place.Īt a place called Krysalis where the six share all they knowĪnd stand united for the first time– as stars in our Christmas show! The origins and ages of the six differed, as did the difficult paths they followed. Once upon a time, in a world unknown to many, six brave souls set out to share precious secrets of how they survived life-changing brain injuries. Here for today's update? Jump to your chosen day here:ġ - Christmas Day, The OT inspired Comedian! Day 12 - The Narrators So, with that in mind, dear audience, please take your seats and join us as the curtains open for a neuro OT show like no other…the 2021 Krysalis Christmas Countdown! We are rolling out the red carpet for some of the diverse, delightful, heart-rending, and frankly flabbergasting folks and facets of this fabulous profession and the inspiring people it serves. In the 12-day run-up to December the 25th, we're turning away from covid's painful performance on the world stage to spotlight, instead, a stunning showcase of OT' A-listers'. Occupational therapists know that life can be Earth's greatest show – if everybody, every day, has a valued role to play.Īnd this Christmas, we are out to prove it - with theatrical flair! Want to know more? The About the Christmas Countdown page contains history and background information, the Countdown Bible Study, and a note from the author. We've made it easy to keep up with the Countdown: just read the daily Countdown messages here on the Web. Daily messages bring a dose of inspiration, the day's assignments, links to checklists and printable holiday planner forms, along with recipe, gift and craft ideas for a jolly holiday. Daily RemindersĮach day during the Countdown, we'll post reminder messages to keep you on-track for Christmas organizing. It'll be your companion and guide to an organized Christmas-this year, and in the years to come.
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Over the course of the Countdown, you can choose from more than 100 free printable forms, calendars and checklists to build a personal Christmas planner.ĭisguised as a simple three-ring binder, your Countdown planner is the premier toolkit for holiday planning. Christmas_planner_gifts_gift_ideas_planner.pdf
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