Appeal to politicians during COVID crisis
During an online lobby session with Oireachtas members today our CEO Barbara O’Connell called for sustainable funding to secure vital disability services like ours and other members of The Disability Action Coalition.
Stress relief from laughter
We’ve all heard of the phrase, laughter is the best medicine and according to the experts, it’s true! Laughing is good for you and it can help reduce stress.
Letter from our CEO to the Irish Times
The Coronavirus pandemic is a national and worldwide priority. But it’s also important that we don’t lose lose sight of people who are living with other serious or life-altering conditions like brain injury. That’s why our CEO, Barbara, wrote a letter to the Irish Times to ensure that the need for community rehabilitation is not forgotten. Read the letter…
Coping with COVID anxiety
Nobody saw it coming. The coronavirus has taken the world by surprise and it seems as though our lives have changed overnight. Our routines have changed, our ability to interact with each other has changed and every day the news is changing and there is new information that we all have to learn and understand. It’s not surprising that with so much change happening so quickly, that this is a cause of stress or anxiety to many of us. That’s why our psychologist is here to help us understand what we can do to make it easier to cope with life during COVID-19.
“How I’ve learned to live again.”
I don’t think anyone would sit down and have a chat with me today and know I had a brain injury. My injury was always invisible.