Read More Funny 😆 funny 😄 funny 😁

Keep calm! Keep positive! Keep being you!

Read More Keep

😦 maybe we should ask. It’s not being nosy just to check.

Read More 😦

In physio yesterday queen V was talking about how important balance is so this morning mum/Linda was beside me singing and hip shaking/dancing singing ‘it’s all about the balance…’ that’s the new version of this: https://youtu.be/7PCkvCPvDXk

Read More All about the balance!

I’m in a serious mood of questions? Universe answer me! Why did I get punished with this horrendous situation? How am I supposed to ‘fix’ my life/sort it out? What did I do against the world to be punished with this stuff? How can I fix it all/rewind the clock?…

Read More Why, how, what???

That’s one thing I have to start bee leaf-ing in myself!

Read More Beeleaf!

I got lovely new wee pumas! They look like average shoes, cause they are average shoes! And my wee splints fit in them! Woohoo!!

Read More New wee Pumas! Grrr!

‘Persistence is worth more than talent’ Tonight the program ‘Ed Sheeran: In his own words’ was on channel 5. Like millions upon, millions of others I love Ed. I have been a mega fan for years, seen him in a few gigs, just love his music and everything about him. He was (unknowingly to him) […]

Read More In his own words

This is a post dedicated to Linda – Thank you so much for all your work and dedication to helping me get off the excess pounds gained in hospital. I took a picture yesterday and I think I’m getting way closer to the wee waist thing I had going on 3/4 years ago. Thank you […]

Read More Thank you mum.

I know I’ve said this saying before and I know it’s probably right. ‘Slow and steady wins the race’. I understand that it’s probably the best way to beat a big thing like tbi but it’s difficult cause we are taught when we are little fastest gets 1st prize and we are usually wanting things […]

Read More So hard.

Great lesson! I read this on Facebook and thought it was a great story/lesson to live by.. WOW 😮 What a story within a story…. A father before he died said to his son: “this is a watch your grandfather gave me, and is more than 200 years old. But before I give it to […]

Read More Story with a lesson with in!

…shouldn’t throw stones

Read More People who live in glass houses…

I know I put this picture in a blog yesterday or the day before but I’m just gonna do it again cause every time I read it gets more beautiful to me! I think it’s because it reminds me that it’s ok this brain injury journey is long for everyone. I could cry with joy […]

Read More Touched

As you know I love painting, I always liked it but now I adore doing it. It’s very therapeutic and it also helps me practice my fine motor skills. So today I did a wee cartoon dragon for a lovely girl I went to school with – her wee son!

Read More Happy, bright dragon!

Read More You’ll reach the peak eventually

In BIM today we wrote some blackout poetry using a newspaper article. ‘A blackout poem is when a poet takes a marker (usually black marker) to already established text–like in a newspaper–and starts redacting words until a poem is formed. The key thing with a blackout poem is that the text AND redacted text form a sort of visual poem.‘ Today in BIM […]

Read More Blackout Poetry

Very accurate about 98% of the time!

Read More Mild panic!

Went down to my lovely grandparents house. As usual these days my superb uncle made the dinner so we could have a lovely family evening together! After dinner my glamorous granny went out to her weekly dance 💃🏼!

Read More The usual, predictable family evening!

And they are quite challenging! This is one I did today for my swimming instructors granddaughter!

Read More Seems everyone likes horses!

Keep seeing this on Facebook and think it’s something we should all try and do. Be available for friends whether they are happy, sad or indifferent 😐. It’s a lovely illustration of ‘just being there’ “It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn’t heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their […]

Read More Suicide awareness month

As I’ve probably told you before I love cooking. Always have! (my Instagram site @nourishandnibble) was one of my passions pre-tbi. Creating healthy recipes and sharing them with others! Today I was back in the kitchen once more making tonight’s dinner! I just have to try and work out ways to do things with one […]

Read More Bubbling love…

I’m feeling totally emotional about not being able to walk/stumble about myself at the moment. So bloody destroyed. This is such a dreadful situation. I know I’ve said stuff like this before but it’s really like mourning my previous self (which no one should actually have to do). But not even mourning I feel more […]

Read More Totes emosh

I was asked for another horse! (and for your info they are quite bloody hard!) lol but I’m pleased with this one!

Read More Today art.

The boring photo of my eye makeup today. Sorry I just like it. And it’s like a victory everyday! I might not be able to do much like everyone else but I can still make my eye makeup on point! 😁

Read More It’s the small things!

Today went to visit my mums cousin and her husband. It was so nice to see them as it has been quite a long time. Her husband is an artist and musician so we had a lot to talk about. And being so kind they gave myself and mum an original painting from his artwork […]

Read More A great artist!

A marvellous description of tbi! No matter what it’s a very heavy burden for anyone,

Read More Carrying.

Going to bed is such a ridiculously complicated rigmarole now! Splint on my stupid left arm, knees bent with a pillow underneath them, left arm held out with a another pillow… at least it’s only nighttime once a day!

Read More Such a rigmarole!

…bow down witches…! Michelle and I ordered these two Halloween tops… I’m so excited!! We are gonna go out for the day on the Saturday near Halloween 👻!

Read More I’m just here for the boos…

As you probably know this is my fav time of year! Dressing up/makeup/acting as a particular character! So this afternoon I got my nails done for this spooky time of year! But I didn’t go for spooky as Halloween is only for one day these nails will be on for 2weeks! Just stuck for dark […]

Read More oOoOo spooky!!

In BIM today we were doing further work on the play we are putting together. We also did a quiz and we named the team fabulously! (I thought anyway) two and a half. Cause not only am I very short (4″11.5) I’m also presently in a wheelchair so that makes me even shorter! 😆 so […]

Read More One And A Half!

I also got the opportunity to give a gift to the ophthalmologist I have seen every time I go about my eyes and I have really liked from Day one. Last time when I asked her her favourite colour she said blue!

Read More Gift

Today went back to the rvh to see the eye doctors! It was very informative. I went to see the new consultant that is giving me the botox to try and lift my droopy eye left eye lid before even looking into surgery. I also got some photos taken of my eye so they could […]

Read More Back to the eye eye Captain!

My swimming lesson was cancelled today because something came up for the teacher so I took the opportunity to go down see my grandparents and my superb uncle. My uncle and I made another (most likely failed) attempt at another YouTube video! But unfortunately didn’t go to well cause I couldn’t hold myself together! As […]

Read More Terrific Tuesday!

Haha! Obviously not in life, I used to always try and avoid a double chin but physio has told me to try and make a double chin because my neck tries to lead everything and take over so I’ll end up with a chicken neck! Not good!

Read More Double chin for the win!

This afternoon Linda and I took a lovely trip down to Florrie and Rays again. We didn’t use the wheelchair at all I walked out of Linda’s house, into the car and when we got to granny’s, the wheelchair was left in the car in the driveway and I walked in and around their house!

Read More Family afternoon again ❤️

I managed to fix the c**k up Linda had made with my liquid liner this morning. Suppose I should really thank mum for trying to help me do my difficult left eye but at least I reassured myself I’m not too bad at makeup still! left picture is the fixed look, right is the dodgy […]

Read More Eye eye sir!

James and the pups and I were just sitting in tonight and being very good (not even having a wee drink) and probably best we were doing a dry night cause we probably had enough calories in the 2 dominos pizzas and some wee chicken bites and garlic dip so glad we didn’t have extras […]

Read More Saturday night report

I always loved my grub! Another slide show of photos…apologies 🙄 The first was when I was tubby wee 7ish year old when I loved getting treats at my grandparents…it obviously showed… Nothing much changed over the years… in my 20s and still licking the bowl at my granny’s… Must have been hell when I […]

Read More Always loved my grub!

3 years in this horrendous waiting area. Waiting areas are never good but this one is particularly bad… …waiting for my body to get back on track. Waiting for my mind to mend itself. Just waiting to get my life back.

Read More 3 years in waiting…

Tonight James and I went to the Ulster match! It was good to be there, cause prior my injury we had been season ticket holders so we had decided this year to be season ticket holders again! (Though this time its in the area suited to wheelchairs) Though I hope to get out of that […]

Read More Appreciation.

James and I are heading to the Ulster match tonight. Before all this nonsense we used to have season tickets and we got some again this year. I got disabled tickets so if I reach my plan and get to use a walking stick or something I’ll still have access to the disabled to the […]

Read More Ulster bound!

In BIM we are still putting together the play written by the group in brain injury matters based on Bo Peep and representing brain injury! Performance will be in about April somewhere in Belfast (I’ll let you know how to get tickets for the performance when they are available!) But today we were doing recording […]

Read More Your health is your wealth!

Don’t worry about letting things go. Trees learn to do it frequently and grow beautifully because letting go of the older, ‘rotting’ bits make them healthy.

Read More Letting go…

Got this beautiful gift today from my great uncle and aunt. Just to let me know they were thinking about me on this day. It was seriously appreciated on this anniversary of sorrow. It made me realize how lucky I am not just for being here but the fact I am surrounded by kindness, love […]

Read More So appreciated on this day…

A girl told me on Instagram ‘happy lifeiversary’ when I did a post about today being my 3 ‘anniversary’ since the crash. I love it. What a positive way to explain it. ‘Lifeiversary’.

Read More Lifeiversary!

Im in middle of my climb… Climbing, climbing, climbing.. 25th September 2016 my life changed permanently. 25th September 2019. Three years on. My life is trying to adjust to this change. Everyday feels like I’m in a battlefield. Everyday. Fighting against the monster who ruined my life and took away my independence and destroyed my […]

Read More Mountains are climbed one step at a time…

My lovely henna eyebrows I got done in the beauticians today….. …. Obvious joke maybe a bad one but i think it’s funny. Obviously don’t look like that, that was when the henna was on. That was when it was taken off so it just to help me not always need to pencil the brows […]

Read More Trying to be funny…

Today I met a MASSIVE goal. I made it to my beautician beauty salon! She has very kindly came to the Royal Victoria Hospital, RABIU (brain injury unit) Musgrave and mums house over the past 3 years! So today I set myself the challenge of going to her salon! Challenge completed! It was big celebration […]

Read More …born to run…(walk!)

Today’s very messy sketch! was going for a manic look to represent my brain injury!

Read More Messy sketch!

Read More Body and I…

I really didn’t have any worries then. Hopefully the last 2/3 years haven’t aged me greatly. One things for sure I haven’t been doing loads of happy laughing so definitely no laughter lines!

Read More Not a care in the world!

Had a wee nap in the living room today for my wee busted brain was tired. I couldn’t close the curtains so the tissue was my homemade pocket size version of curtains! 😆😝!

Read More Sleeping AGAIN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch https://youtu.be/JtRa-0hBdbQ Heart, don’t fail me now! Courage, don’t desert me! I’m watching the Disney cartoon Anastasia! It’s lovely cause as you probably know I love Disney and this story is a lovely tale of a girl trying to get home!

Read More Life is full of choices. No one ever mentions fear!

Always keep trying

Read More Anyone trying

Tonight got made a beautiful Thai red curry by James (that’s his specialty but maybe he copes with spices better than myself) 🔥😆

Read More Curry night!

Not all the way through http://www.youtube.com/watch

Read More I’m strong on the surface

The very wonderful and faithful Sophie who I write about most weeks and I went out for dinner and drinks to the Crowne Plaza at Shawsbridge https://www.crowneplaza.com/hotels/gb/en/belfast/bfswn/hoteldetail?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99583724&icdv=99583724&glat=SEAR&qSlH=BFSWN&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=CP&qDest=117%20Milltown%20Road,%20Belfast,%20GB&dp=true&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx_Sk4q_g5AIVyYjVCh0yQQE5EAAYASAAEgJ3UPD_BwE&cid=41478&srb_u=1 It was lovely as usual but Sophie and I were both very tired this week so we had good but exhausted craic! And she told me some unpleasant […]

Read More You always make me smile Soph!

Today a friend who went to the same drama teacher as me many moons ago came to see me! She brought along her daughter who is only weeks old and is her first child! It was so lovely see them. 💗

Read More Sweetie Pie.

I came under ‘shaken baby syndrome’. That must of been why I am called a big baby!

Read More Definition:

Growing up I thought being proud of yourself was something you should not feel cause it meant you were big headed or something. It’s taken a terrible thing like this were every little step forward is a win to learn pride is not always a bad thing to feel. Actually it’s good to feel pride […]

Read More Feel it slightly…

I forgot to tell you the most IMPORTANT part of today. Didn’t bring the wheelchair into granny’s house. I managed to walk everywhere! From the car into the house, in to the living room, into the back sitting room, out the sitting room door, right down the garden, up the garden steps out the back, […]

Read More …forgot…oops

Lovely afternoon down in grannys again. Very lovely weather to bad all the Fisher and the singular Nesbitt burn so easy!! (Linda might be a Nesbitt now through marriage but she started as a fisher and has fisher none tan skin through and through!)

Read More Sunshine delights

I painted for the lovely drama teacher in BIM. It’s her little dog she sent me a picture of so hopefully her dog likes it too!! Three things I love put together! Painting, Drama and Dogs so it really was my pleasure to paint this! Just so you can see were I got the jumper […]

Read More things I love!

Tonight mum spoilt me again! Got treated to a lovely facial and reflexology.

Read More Linda spoils me!

As you know I LOVE painting. Today I experimented with abstract again! Abstract Horse =

Read More Abstract again!

So today I had my first swimming lesson in two weeks. It was fantastic! The instructor commented on how much she thought the walking had improved! I told her the target I’ve set myself for the future (I’m not gonna share it yet here incase I don’t reach it) but if I do you will […]

Read More Predictable.

My friend Matt called to see me this evening. It was so nice to see him and I feel very privileged as he is only home from Portugal (his new home!) for a short break

Read More Wonderful!

Different You may feel different. You are different than you Were before. You had a big change in life. Bigger than most people. Most are very lucky and Never have to face Challenges like this. But it can be thought of in a Different way. Reborn, second chance, Another go. It can be a good […]

Read More Different (original piece)

Watching Mulan tonight! When I was a little girl Mulan was my FAVOURITE Disney film 🙂

Read More Mulan!

Maybe one bad point to the weight loss… I seem to be colder! 🥶 But still would rather freeze all day than be puffy! James gave/wrapped me up in a blanket today to try and help the chill I had… Needing all these blankets might be a fuss but it’s worth it to be back […]

Read More Feeling cold…

This came up on Facebook. There’s not really any point to this blog post. I’m just appreciating my lovely family! 6 years ago…again never would have thought we’d be in this position

Read More 6 years ago!!

Such a great night with James (who you should know by now is my number 1 forever 🥰😍) We started at The Loft Belfast above ten square for a wee drink/swally! https://www.tensquare.co.uk/Loft-Bar/ And we went on to Home for a lovely meal! https://www.homebelfast.co.uk When I told Linda – we are going to the restaurant Home […]

Read More Saturday spent splendidly

…crying… found this and I really need what it says to remember there is still good things that will and my life is not over at all…

Read More Just can’t stop

I’ve done a blog like this already and most likely this won’t be my last but it seems I’ve made ‘Family Friday’ a thing cause I’ve been spending some Friday nights with my grandparents ❤️ no better people to spend it with ❤️ And we decided to start the weekend right with wee ice creams! […]

Read More So fortunate!

Today I painted for the drama tutor in BIM’s little dog! I love drama and painting so if I add this together it meant painting a gift for the drama tutor who works in BIM ❤️ I asked her for a wee picture of her dog and it is so cute! This is the painting […]

Read More Cute wee dog!

This afternoon went out for coffees with Michelle❤️ and Michael 😎 Had some great craic and Michelle walked with me from her car to the coffee shop which was Binkys in Dundonald. So I was happy! Michelle helped me walk quite far from her car into binkys. From the photograph that looks furthest from the […]

Read More Lovely afternoon!!

Wake up still tired

Read More Brain injury = always tired

I might be different but I don’t see that as a bad thing anymore. Home two years today and the only thing still bothering me is my constant struggle with the independent walking. So close but so far. 😧😪

Read More Different

http://www.youtube.com/watch always remember you are braver than you believe stronger than you seem and smarter than you think

Read More Braver, stronger, smarter

As I’ve said on this blog before my favourite time of the year is Halloween!! but as I’m not walking, dancing and unfortunately I don’t have two working hands to do funky makeup as usual I asked my mum (and she agreed) and has ordered me this top to wear instead! 😆 😂

Read More Favourite time of the year!

I get that other people have tbi but no two are the same. So don’t judge me and I won’t judge you.

Read More Swim.

Your end goal is most important. Don’t worry about anything else. I need to stop focusing on what other people have done/got and put 100% in my own goals.

Read More Winning or losing…

I’m feeling the lowest I’ve felt through this tbi. I just hope so much that something good is coming. Just like you can’t see this injury/Tbi you can’t see the future so think about it positively/improving it will.

Read More Lowest I’ve felt

In my grandparents today. Tried to do the stairs to the bathroom. Made it! But it was challenging. Never mind stairway to heaven, more like stairway to hell!

Read More Stairway to hell

My left hand seems to have been made redundant, but its trying to apply constantly to get back into work with its employer called ‘body’. But it really wants to be employed by body’s boss (brain) haha 😆 But it’s trying so hard to help its colleague the right hand. They were quite the team […]

Read More Redundant

I don’t know if this is evident. But as I’m ‘getting better’ but I think there lots of trauma emotionally inside of me.

Read More Aftermath

The wonderful Caroline and Judith came over for a really wonderful Saturday evening with Linda and I

Read More Splendid Saturday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch I was a ten petite before this brain injury but as the brain bleh made me eat way more chocolate and sweets than I did before (probably partly comfort) and took away ability for me to do most exercise/walk I ended up going up to a 12! But I have lost a bit so […]

Read More Perfect 10!

I like this expression and airplanes are powerful.

Read More Be powerful

James was up for dinner tonight and it was lovely and relaxed. I was gonna go down to down to ours but since it’s not quite back to normal since the damp course etc James came up here. It was a lovely 😊 …he was clearly very relaxed! I was just happy he was there […]

Read More Lovely evening

I have to think this… …Thanks for cheering me on…

Read More Hey

Today in BIM we were doing about more on our play interpretations of brain injury through the story of bo peep! Should be ready to preform in about April time! Also we were doing more art that was to represent brain injury that is going to be displayed. Here is mine! I’m very pleased with […]

Read More BIM artwork!

Ready for BIM today. 🙂 not only has mum become quite the make up artist as I told you the other day (this was my work today – like mother like daughter!) she is quite the hairdresser too! The Linda of all trades!

Read More Linda of all trades!

That’s all I hope that something good will come out of this whole experience.

Read More Hardships

I came back from cbt, had a coffee, and was sitting well in my arm chair thing. So Michelle took a few photos of me cause I was looking so well and my position was good (and we really liked my shirt!) Linda would say it suits me cause it’s got lots of wee cats […]

Read More Cute wee photo!

I was always sure I loved James but like most girls always worry – ‘ I’m not ‘good’ enough or he would/might find someone ‘better’. But really thinking about it I shouldn’t have been worried at all but it’s a normal feeling when you’re in a serious relationship and you’re young. But I really had […]

Read More You would have to love to go through this.

Apparently according to Facebook I might have needed vegetables in this Facebook memory from on holidays six years ago but I didn’t need an eye operation! If not having vegetables on holidays was all you had to complain about you were a lucky b*tch.

Read More Holiday vegetables!

It’s for my mum cousin who likes abstract! I’m so glad I’m back into painting I love it!

Read More Today’s brain injury art…

Read More You’ve got to love yourself!

I found my hero years ago and we always make each other laugh. Having a look through the years! 🙂

Read More Saved myself

Feeling a bit crap 💩 because James is moving back home for good after 5 months staying at my parents as loads of work was getting done in our house. I just feel terrible cause he’s going home – and rightly so this is his life too. I can’t speak for him but I feel […]

Read More Downer

I was just looking through Facebook and came across all these photos. I think looking back so much makes me seem very desperate and longing, but actually it is making me so excited for the future and the wonderful and amazing adventures I’ll be going on!

Read More Excitement!

I needed this badly today. I’m down for some family time with my grandparents and uncle, James is round doing some things in our house. I’ve been getting very upset today. After 5 glorious months, James is moving back to our home as the work is all complete. I’ve done a lot of crying this […]

Read More Family Sunday.

As you would know from reading this blog my main aim is to defeat Trevor (Tbi) and get back home to mine and James’ house. Well from my last blog obviously Linda is away with the girls for a wee break! It gave me the opportunity to shower myself and start being miss independent! It […]

Read More Getting closer…

Linda is away on a mini holiday for a night so James stayed up at Linda’s house with me. This morning the wee dogs needed outside about 8ish so James got up and let outside and when they came in Lola wouldn’t settle again. I think it was cause she missed Linda (Linda and Lola […]

Read More Wee treat!!

Im watching Dallas Buyers Club tonight. It is about HIV which is terrible and I know I’m much better off than the characters in the film it just makes me think how lucky I am I’m in ‘recovery’. No matter how hard things get there are always people out there fighting a greater struggle. At […]

Read More Dallas Buyers Club

A picture up in Sophie’s house and i really take my Friday nights with Sophie seriously!

Read More Pleasure!

I forgot to say how I strutted (walked) everywhere last night! But I could blame forgetting to tell ya on the brain injury but it was probably the Prosecco and gin! (Not mixed together I’m not THAT crazy – yet!!)

Read More Forget everything darn it!

James and I had been invited to Sophie and Joey’s for the evening for dinner and drinks! It was a superb night and it felt like it would of been the same before being interrupted by Trevor. B. Irvine.

Read More Brilliant evening!

Read More Dear Brain Injury

Thursday night used to be a favourite night when I was younger cause it was a good night in the clubs! But now I’m obviously not clubbing 😂 but Thursday night is still good. If you have followed this journey you would know that Thursday was the evening i went to get princess treatment down […]

Read More So much love!

Tonight’s physio I would say was a success! Standing alone again. I think I’m getting closer. 🤞🏻

Read More Tonight’s physio!!

BIM was great ‘craic’ today. We are putting together a production of bow peep next April (ish) so today was spent writing the script. I’m bow peep! But the real point of the production is to represent acquired brain injury. So little bow peep is the one with the brain injury and the sheep are […]

Read More Todays BIM activates!

It was so lovely for Claire and Connor to call to see me when they are home from England. Making the effort to see little old me is true friendship! ❤️

Read More Friends

James and I were at friends wedding not long before I made the not so welcome acquaintance of Trevor. I don’t have a clear memory of the wedding unfortunately but we got some photos that kind of help jog the memory. Help reassure me I was there and it was NOT a dream! Just highlights […]

Read More Photos to reassure!

Pre brain injury Rebekah was a serious social butterfly. Loved seeing friends, going out, meeting new people…the list goes on. I was such a lively, fun loving, social butterfly. But now it’s different. I’ve turned into an antisocial butterfly who is happy in their own company. It’s another reason like I’m a different person. Seriously […]

Read More Anti social butterfly

http://www.youtube.com/watch https://youtu.be/KIiUqfxFttM

Read More I just pick myself up and get back in the race!

As you may know I’m on a mission for weight loss having gone from 7stone 11 before the crash to 9stone 2 coming coming out of the brain injury unit. And now down to like 8 stone 5 or something around that. Not quite there but going in the right direction. Well today James and […]

Read More Halfway there!

As you probably know I love painting so much. I always liked it but I’ve got a massive passion since brain bleh (brain injury) Today I painted a special one for my eye doctor in rvh. The colour she wanted was blue. So I decided on blue flower

Read More Passion for painting

What a lovely description…

Read More What is grief?…

They’re just trying to keep the audience interested now… And sorry I’m flat out with the picture phrases or whatever they are…

Read More Season 5

Since my last blog was about big hair I’m gonna take on the next thing that was prominent about my appearance… (again pre 2016/17)

Read More Eyeliner…

I read that saying on Instagram today and I loved it. I used to always have big hair. Back combing flat out back in the day! And it really would have been big hair, minutiae problems. When I had the big hair my problems would have would have very small if I had any! I […]

Read More Big hair, small problems!

This was about 2013 I think. When Auntie Karen was here tonight we had a wonderful chat about James and I. It was so nice to hear what she described us as. She said we were always a driven pair who complimented each other. James was out tonight with some friends and auntie k helped […]

Read More Fondly looking back!

My Auntie Karen helped my mum tonight and made a beautiful dinner. Mango chicken, hassle-back potato and fresh mixed vegetables! Was beaut! And dessert was lemon dizzle and ice cream! Courtesy of Marks and Spencer’s!

Read More Delightful dinner

Linda/mum is becoming quite the expert at makeup! All thanks to my good guidance of course! After Sophie and I’s party I woke up still tired. Annoyingly but should probably have been expected. So kindly Linda offered (and it was very welcomed for a change) to help me with my makeup. Showed she is now […]

Read More I coached her well!

As always my super great, super lovely and super loyal friend Sophie the ot came round last night. And we had organized it to be a party night so Sophie had planned her husband would drop her and collect her so she could really join my party! (She was the only person invited so it […]

Read More Do this at your own risk!

This afternoon went down to mine and James’s to finish some of clearing out stuff (that’s been quietly sitting there unused for coming up to 3 years!! What a horrible thing to think about) Hopefully I’ll be able to use these wee vans with my splints for walking practice!

Read More Finishing sorting!

This came up as memory came on Facebook and it really cracks me up! I’ve probably shared it before here so apologies in advance but hopefully you’ll still think it’s funny too! (for a possible second time.)

Read More 😂 Haha I’m in a funny mood

Read More Letting go and celebrating

My friend Jennie has always done my nails and she’s always amazing at it Look her up on instagram @lashlove_jennie She is genuinely amazing at her work. She is also so accommodating with my CURRENTLY quite useless left hand, making sure she always does it how I want it! I really loved the colour design […]

Read More Neat nails gal!

Vulnerability and dislike for everything in life. I’m so full of these terrible feelings but I’m just trying to think there isn’t any shame in how I feel and it won’t be there forever.

Read More No shame

This afternoon Linda and myself went down to my house to help James clear out the ridiculous amount of clothes and bags I had accumulated before my accident! I was taking up over half the wardrobe and he was left with little room for his work and causal clothes. So he brought the ridiculous amount […]

Read More Clearing out lots!

Today we were doing art at BIM. We made moulds. We just decided what we were going to make so I decided on a heart ❤️ But some of my pals in BIM didn’t say nice things about my love filled heart! They said it was a bum, boobs or naked lady! Obviously not…I tried […]

Read More Art!

I said this to Dad today and thinking about it it is funny 😄 He came in this morning and said to Kathryn about me going to the opticians yesterday and he was (falsely) saying how we just needed the day procedure for my eyelid otherwise my vision was 20/20. I just blurted out in […]

Read More Nothing is perfect!

Here is a picture I got from google when I searched tbi. I think it’s quite accurate. Here is another thing I came across today. I think may people need to follow this, regardless of tbi or not.

Read More Searching for answers…

My hero took me to see the Foo Fighters last night at Boucher Road Belfast It was brilliant!

Read More My hero

…described in one one sentence… . Very accurate living with tbi. Wish it was still eat sleep rave repeat. I’d even settle for eat sleep walk repeat right now.

Read More Life with a busted brain…

as I’ve said before it’s hard to have patience.

Read More Not doing well today.

Looking through my photos on my phone as I need to delete some to make some memory on my phone and there was a few from my my last ‘holiday’ before tbi. I have no memory of it sadly. We went down to Carlingford in June and the crash was September…

Read More Glancing back on ‘memories’

Was having a chat with my uncle who is great and I always talk and we had another laugh today. I said to him he had a great way of expressing things and he always hits the nail on the head. And as he is so quick his response was: ‘can we please stop hitting […]

Read More Head hitting

I think this will be the hardest, worst chapter.

Read More One Chapter

Tried on my new top this morning! The standing and walking is getting so much easier for me to do. I wish someone had told me it will get easier. IT WILL GET EASIER! (To back getting better up I held the phone in my not really working left hand – again it will get […]

Read More Keep going

I’m proud of myself. I’m tougher than I ever thought managing this nightmare! This sounds CRAZY but i suppose I need to take this experience as a development and important teaching as well as the growth I talk about in the recent blog .

Read More Pride.

I was really taken away by this post on instagram I saw today: particularly the description ‘behind the smile and sunshine yellow is a fight unless you live it you’ll find it hard to understand…’ this post was put on by @findmysparkle on instagram. I think she just hits the nail right on the head. […]

Read More If you need inspo…!

I had never seen this film but it seems very relatable for me. It’s a film about a girl who has a car crash and gets a traumatic brain injury. She doesn’t remember that she is married or her husband. It’s a relatable for me. The character (Rachel McAdams) didn’t lose any physical ability but […]

Read More The Vow.

Miss her but she won’t be back so I have to get used to life with out her. So can’t even use the phrase ‘see ya later alligator’ ‘In a while crocodile’ Cos I’ll never see that crocodile again! I know that would make many people happy but not me.

Read More Last one today promise!

I’m having a bit of a philosophical day today!

Read More Philosophical day!

Both are necessary

Read More There are different types of ‘angels’

Today in BIM we made some felt pictures on reflecting what brain injury is to us as individuals. I came up with this being what l felt as an individual with brain injury: Growth. I’ve had to grow majorly mentally through brain injury.

Read More Growth

Lovely evening out with new lovely friends. I wouldn’t have met any of these people without Trevor (tbi). Kathryn and Michelle are the two lovely P.As I have and Michael is a very nice stroke survivor who I met through BIM!

Read More New friends!

It makes you sin. Or it could mean slimming world ‘SYNS’! Makes more sense! This top would have suited me more before the brain injury but just thought it was funny!

Read More What do they say about gin?

I sometimes would love to make excuses but I know I won’t get results if I do.

Read More Results versus excuses

… Of a very successful night away to see Gerry Cinnamon and we stayed at the lovely Flint Hotel Belfast, had a beautiful dinner in Home Restaurant and breakfast at Sawyers in Belfast. https://theflintbelfast.com https://www.homebelfast.co.uk/about http://www.sawersbelfast.com If the banking doesn’t work out James could be a very attractive makeup artist! Haha! 😆. He did all […]

Read More Here is some photos…

… Of a very successful night away to see Gerry Cinnamon and we stayed at the lovely Flint Hotel Belfast, had a beautiful dinner in Home Restaurant and breakfast at Sawyers in Belfast. https://theflintbelfast.com https://www.homebelfast.co.uk/about http://www.sawersbelfast.com

Read More Here are some photos…

https://theflintbelfast.com James and I are going to see Gerry Cinnamon tonight at custom house square and to make the weekend extra special James organized a night at the Flint Belfast, which is a lovely new hotel in Belfast city centre. It’s so new, fresh and beautiful!! Very accessible while I’m in the wheelchair and the […]

Read More Flint Belfast

…to this post. I just found it hilarious! James just turned round and said without laughing “here’s a picture that looks like you” I lolled so much I still find it funny.

Read More There is no point…

Don’t quit until you’re happy!

Read More Surprise surprise!

This makes no sense here as you’re not scrolling. But you know what I’m getting at – Be happy. I understand it’s sometimes hard but the more you do it the more natural it will become and eventually it should be more effort to not be happy

Read More Try happiness

We can climb outta hell: one step at a time. The margin for error is so small. Any given Sunday. A film about putting in the hard work. Yeah it’s about American Football but the points emphasised are the same for everything, you need focus and hard work to do well in anything. Another theme […]

Read More We gotta climb out of this hell

As well as making the night funny last night Sophie also was the brilliant ot as usual and worked on my disobedient left hand! We tried a weight in my left hand which was something new! I normally do the weight in my right hand myself but Sophie helped me do it in my left!

Read More Hard worker!

My wonderful friend Sophie who comes on a Friday night normally and gives me a great start to the weekend successfully conquered that challenge last night!! We had a laugh because if you read this blog regularly you would be aware I got this tbi from a car crash which I have always said was […]

Read More Living it’s best life!!

Read More Love this. Laughing is great medicine

Read More Only you can give yourself happiness

And that goes for everyone. Not just if you’ve had a beat up brain (brain injury). Everyone think of all your successes, what you can do now but couldn’t do yesterday/last week/last year.

Read More Think of how far you’ve come!

🙂 i really feel improvements coming on. Just got keep telling myself that I don’t think this image shouts out BRAIN INJURY. Careful blehbrain!

Read More A little bit better!

The henna brows with makeup on! I think we are on to a winner here and no worries about the shake in my hand when trying to draw over my brows with a shaky hand 🖐🏽 yayyyy. Too bad about the dodgy left eye 👁🤷‍♀️ eh you win some you lose some!

Read More You win some you lose some!

Read More 6 months coming at ya!!

I think right now ‘it’ll all be grand when I’m walking even if my left hand is not working!’ But who am I trying to kid? Myself? I know I’ll not be happy until I can try and get SOME function in my left hand. Even if it’s minimal it would be better than right […]

Read More Never happy

I really feel like I’m winning at present. Michelle helped me walk loads again today and we were working on me practicing my balance. You don’t even ever think about it. That is another thing you NEVER think about balance. It’s also something you never have to learn as it’s in built. But there’s a […]

Read More Winning!

Old but it still cracks me up! So accurate!

Read More Old but accurate

“It’s not necessarily that I like to win, but I hate losing more.” said by Rich Froning the American CrossFit Athlete. I’m obviously not a professional athlete like him I hate losing and that may stand by me in this TBI nightmare.

Read More Winning and Losing.

Today went to IT at cedar which i always enjoy! But today was made even better!! My lovely helper the Marvellous Michelle drove me over there to help my mum out. We got there and I had a great IT succession as normal but to top it all off marvellous Michelle didn’t bother bringing the […]

Read More Act confident and no one will question you!

Little lady Rebekah when she was p1 (About 4/5) even when we are little most of us can walk and dress ourselves. I like I’m a new born baby having to relearn EVERYTHING.

Read More Little lady.

I’ve been lucky in life generally. But I’m this situation in particular: have had a great family around and great family support, great friends, great therapists, great availability to stuff I needed, the list could go on… but today I went down to see my (as you can tell from this blog) very much loved […]

Read More So lucky ❤

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine ☀️ My grandfather the wee Ray (of sunshine) came out in the car today. Mum and granny went into forestside for shopping so myself and wee Ray sat in the car park having a wee chat! ❤️

Read More You are my sunshine…

Never mind 13 going on 30 I was more like 20 going on 15. I think looking back at this photo I can tell why the bouncers were always strictly iding me with those baby cheeks! 👶🏼

Read More 20 going on 15!!

I’ve been shown so much kindness through this experience. If I can give half as much as I’ve been shown I’ll be happy I’ve tried to make a tiny difference somewhere!

Read More Kindness

Today took a lovely trip to the cinema with mum and Michelle. Saw the new lion king! I think most of us late 80s/90s babies loved the lion king! I noticed today that Timon and Pumba give out some great advice I should listen too! ‘You gotta put your past behind ya!!’ And that’s what […]

Read More Gotta put your past behind ya!

Successfully stood for an hour and a half and I have physio this afternoon! But I love it! Work hard, play hard!

Read More Work hard, play hard

As you probably know I have no memory at all of getting taken to London and proposed to, but I know what the engagement ring looks like. What’s SO odd is I must have made up a memory of my mum standing in my old bedroom talking about getting me a ring (which is suspect […]

Read More What’s real and what’s not?

“Basically, a good brain injury diet should be high in protein and rich in certain vitamins and minerals, such as magnesium and zinc, which are both depleted following a TBI.”

Read More Literally food for thought…

The fire stick on the tv just flashed up ‘Home Is Unavailable’ how right it is I have not properly lived in my home coming on 3 years!

Read More Home is unavailable

Doesn’t mean that it isn’t there

Read More Just cause you can’t see it

Today P.A. Michelle and I had a celebratory ice cream! She took me to the IT class I go to at cedar and after the class we went and got an ice cream. To work up the energy that I needed to deserve an ice cream we walked from the car to the ice cream […]

Read More Celebratory ice cream!

If you recovering from Tbi/concussion, know someone who has one or even if you just enjoy a great personal life experience story this blog is brilliant read: all credit to this guy with this honest and inspiring read! http://mydailywalkwithtbi.blog/2019/07/28/your-mask-is-showing/

Read More Great read!

I really don’t. Who even is Rebekah supposed to be? I’m struggling with everything. I just don’t know what will fix me. If it was that easy I would have mended my broken self already but no it’s coming into 3 years and I would say so far it’s been the 3 hardest and longest […]

Read More I don’t even know myself

My Friday nights are always made so spectacular by my unreal spectacular faithful Friday evening friend who I always mention Sophie ❤ she really is so special. We didn’t go to the same school or university or anything. We just met through a mutual friend when I was like 12/13 and Soph was like 13/14. […]

Read More Fantastic Friday as usual!

Read More Keep shining!

This was on the wall at Brain Injury Matters. It really lifted me up today.

Read More Dear Brain Injury Survivor.

Always have tiny hope and it will grow into big hope!…

Read More Tiny hope is needed!

I can’t let myself stop

Read More Don’t stop believing!

Hope is the only thing I can depend on when I’ve lost hope I’ve lost the battle I’m fighting so hard to win…

Read More Keep on hoping

Today the Church of Ireland Chaplain from the Royal Victoria Hospital called to see mum and I today. It was so lovely to see her and give her the painting I had done for her when I got home. I had asked her what her favorite flowers were when I was in RABIU (as she […]

Read More Glad I could say thank you

A photo of me smiling, looking happy from the standing video. I’m pleased it’s getting easier but I’m sad for me and other people that have gone through/are going through this. A smile hides a lot, don’t always trust them.

Read More Hiding

I know that nothing is perfect and we live in an ‘imperfect world’ but thinking back on it I’ve had quite a ‘perfect’ life until the crash. Now I actually don’t even know what perfect is. At present I’ve let myself believe it will all be ‘perfect’ when I can walk but deep down I […]

Read More Imperfection

Keep going through all the struggles…you’ll get there evidently. That’s what keeps me going. Believeee!

Read More Dream. Chase. Keep going.

Read More Shoutout!! You’ve got it – head up!!

This brain injury has really screwed me up! I keep losing my temper with the lovely Linda. This morning I was aware I was doing it and I said to her ‘you should just put me in a facility for psychos!’ Then they would expect me to be crazy so that would be okay. 👌🏽

Read More Facility for psychos!

Happy 🙂 Walking was good today! Walked and stood in the kitchen with mum! Success!! I’m really looking forward to tomorrow evening as Physio Queen Victoria is back after 3 weeks!! I really hope she can see improvements!

Read More Pleased!

What are the first 3 words you see? They were mine!

Read More Powerful, flowing and positive!

This was a saying that my granny always said. Meaning You can’t take anything you can’t take anything with you when you pass away and I think it’s got more evident to me now and I’m not even close to death now. You really can’t take anything away with you.

Read More No pockets in shrouds

Afternoon tea at my mums lovely neighbors! Such a nice afternoon!

Read More Smashing afternoon tea!

Things have been made difficult – eg. Memory, physical movements, (not very often but sometimes) communication, my intermittent bad memory can NEVER forget I battle a brain injury 24/7.

Read More “You have a brain injury”

On number 3 but I always do a Friday night blog reporting on my FANTASTIC occupational therapist (ot) friend Sophie! Tonight was no different – worth reporting on. Always brill chat and great OT exercises with my idiot left hand/arm. We planned we are going to go out next Friday for a few drinks! Can’t […]

Read More Blog over load today..!

Today I am starting my autobiography… might be ready in 5 years due to my one handed typing….#wishfulthinking So everyone get it on your Christmas list 2025! 😆

Read More Wishful thinking

That’s me a loner lamb! Not a clingy cow cause I don’t follow the crowd I make my own badass rules.

Read More Loner lamb!

I’m really hoping I’m not but I think I might be. Grinding, not on the dance floor, TEETH. I really hope I’m not but I’m thinking I am. Mum used to grind her teeth in her sleep and that’s what I think I’m doing at the moment. I’m going to the dentist in a few […]

Read More Teeth Trouble

Today was swimming and I had a brilliant lesson as usual 😀 today was really successful walking – forwards, backwards, left and right!! I would count that as a success for really struggling to walk normally out of the water to manage well every direction with 1 person in the water 💧:) always was called […]

Read More Routine swimming blog update!

This is a constant battle when you have a brain injury. Getting pass the tiredness. You get tired for no reason. Tired at the thought of being tired all day.

Read More Tiredness

Haha 😂 don’t want to subscribe!! was there a money back guarantee!?

Read More Free trial has run out…

I had a nap this morning as sleep is supposed to help your brain repair. So I had a wee nap and woke up like this… I think it’s quite funky and if I woke up like this in the morning it would save me time doing my hair and it would be ‘cool’ without […]

Read More Nap time!!

The weather is wonderful and Linda helped me achieve a wonderful thing! We walked out the front to the wee patio bit and I stood there enjoying the sunshine!

Read More Wonderful day.

Was watching ‘Stranger Things’ tonight and there was a line in it that I liked, and thought was quite accurate. ‘Shit happens and life goes on’ and more than I thought it could be this phrase has been proven 100% accurate.

Read More Life goes on.

The greatest man I know ❤️ Today took a wonderful trip to see my total heroes of life and my greatest teachers.

Read More Visit to my wonderful grandparents

The past is in the past it won’t come back, focus on the future that’s where you’re going.

Read More Past/Future

It was a lovely evening as usual in Auntie Karen’s and I walked right in from the street with just mum! And Uncle John was on standby incase we required any assistance but lucky for both parties we did not!

Read More Great evening!!

😂

Read More …Memory…

I was going down to my Auntie Karen’s for dinner so on the way we called in to see the lovely Caroline! So I wanted a photo with Caroline but Caroline wouldn’t get in it! But she told my mum to just take one of me! So this is what we ended up with! If […]

Read More Friday evening!

Read More Over the rainbow…