What is it like to live with an acquired brain injury?
People living with an ABI can be very misunderstood.
The My Story, My Voice program at Headway Gippsland has been a huge success. It has offered participants a chance to tell their own story in their own words, explain what challenges they have faced and share their achievements and aspirations.
It has also raised awareness about the importance in seeing the person behind the disability.
Not only have participants created a booklet, but they have told their stories in public forums, and even taken to Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic to speak to an online audience.
Headway Gippsland would like to thank Latrobe Community Health Service and the Trafalgar & District Community Bank Branch for their contributions to the project and to Headway’s Kerryn Vaughan for facilitating the program.
And of course, thank-you to the courageous participants for telling their personal stories and spreading the word.