Brett

Bretts bio

Friday 23rd Jul

I left school at 14 I didn’t even finish year 9

I was working at 14 for over a year until I had a terrible accident 

6th of April 1988

I was hit by a  truck and having a brain injury

Easter Monday was a great day working for Graham Webster the horse training at Ascot races. On Tuesday I was working back at my normal stables working for Len Morton I was only there for one week. That morning I didn’t want to go to work that day but my mum said that my boss is relying on me to turn up so I went.

Early 5am start at the track I loved working with horses after my shift I started making my way home on my bike but ...... I didn’t make it home a truck hit me from behind the trucks mirror clipped my head and threw me in the air about 100 metres.

 

And a tube was put down my throat so I can breathe And in a coma for about 6 weeks the doctor told my parents that if I woke up from my Como I will severe brain injuries and will never walk or talk again.

The doctors were wrong bitch.

I couldn’t walk or talk almost 2 year maybe 3 not being able to talk was frustrating because I knew what to say but because of the stroke I couldn’t talk or Walk. 

 I had to learn to walk and talk again like a baby and with my vision I can’t see on my right side of my body just like tunnel vision but thats common with brain injuries really.        

My stroke has affected my right side of my body from the shoulder to my foot which is pretty frustrating at times but luckily I was born left-handed is a good thing anyway. My brain doesn’t read the signals for my body so I can’t run or use my right side of my body I can feel it I just can’t move it I can feel it but I can’t move it I can’t Coordinate my right side of my body I’m in leg my brain doesn’t function that will I can’t do star jumps Or breakdance Run or jump I sometime have slow speech I need to throw my talking down but I don’t I sometimes forget which is normal for brain injuries. 

 I take my brain injury is a blessing because I was 15 heading for trouble. I’ve accepted My injuries pretty much straight away I was Forced to except what you couldn’t change my brain was damaged but there was a lot I could do that I couldn’t before I’m pretty grateful for what I am todayAcceptance isn’t about giving up I did try hard for what I can do not things that you can’t do You can’t change the current circumstances and this moment . 

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