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Many people are surprised to learn that the most common age group for sufferers of head injuries is of young men aged between 16 and 24, members were told.<\/p>\n

They ride their motorbikes too fast, they cycle without wearing helmets, they drink and fall over, they play rugby and they fight, said Deborah Robinson, service manager for the local branch of Headway, the charity that supports brain-injured people and their families.<\/p>\n

The organisation celebrates its thirtieth anniversary next year and for all those years they have worked to help patients restore lost functions. Injuries can be caused by accident, assault, cardiac arrest, stroke, aneurysm, brain tumour and such. Headway offers a wide range of services including rehabilitation programmes, carer support, social re-integration, community outreach and respite care.<\/p>\n

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Deborah Robinson, with the ‘blancmange’ brain, alongside Tracy Gardiner, left, and Christine White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHow well people recover is determined by the extent of their injury and by their attitude,\u201d said Deborah. \u201cPositive people do well and sometimes patients recover completely, especially if they are young.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her informative talk was illustrated in some novel ways. She showed members a model of a brain, made of blancmange because it wobbled slightly just as a brain would. Several volunteers were given an insight into how difficult it could be to perform a simple task \u2013 they were asked to unwrap and eat a sweet while wearing a pair of cumbersome gardening gloves.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of you used your teeth. That\u2019s exactly the sort of attitude that helps recovery,\u201d said Deborah.<\/p>\n

The charity works with professionals such as GPs, social workers, occupational therapists and physios, who refer patients to them.<\/p>\n

As well as being affected physically, patients can suffer from poor concentration, personality change, poor perception and judgment and fatigue.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy improving their self esteem and confidence we can help them rebuild their lives,\u201d said Deborah. Some people recover well enough to go back to work, or to become volunteers and some become mentors for others with brain injuries.<\/p>\n

There are four Headway branches in Hampshire, all independent and self funding. \u201cWe get no financial help so we have to raise all the money we need,\u201d she said and asked if anyone would like to carry out a tandem sky-dive next June to raise funds!<\/p>\n

There is a nurse-led helpline at Headway UK that provides information on all aspects of brain injury.<\/p>\n

Acting president Tracy Gardiner presented Deborah with a cheque for \u00a325 and gave the good news. At the last business meeting the club voted to select the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire branch of Headway as the main charity to receive their support in 2015-16. \u201cWe\u2019ll be asking you to come back when we hope to give you a much bigger cheque,\u201d said Tracy.<\/p>\n

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