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Brain injuries: ‘I was given 48 hours to live 23 years ago,’ says Larne man

“I have a very, very bad memory. I still have amnesia. There are still parts of my life I can’t remember, and parts of my kids’ lives I can’t remember,” he told BBC News NI.

Martin said he has learned coping mechanisms to help him manage symptoms.

“I would have to be 20, 30 times more alert thinking about what I’m doing, why I’m doing it.

“If I’m walking, lifting my feet, looking where I’m going, thinking about what I’m doing… I have to be constantly reminding myself,” he added.

Martin is a volunteer with Headway, a UK charity which supports people with brain injuries.

“I try to be the person that I wanted there, when I was going through what I was going through,” he said.

Martin attended Headway’s national award ceremony in London after he was nominated for his volunteering in Larne.


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