In March 2021 I suffered and survived a ruptured brain aneurysm (Subarachnoid + Intracranial hemorrage). The hardest part of my recovery was connecting back to who I was before, this charity supported me emotionally and mentally as a resource and as a community. Running was a huge part of my recovery process and still is. I will be running my first half marathon next year which is this one, almost one year to the day of my ABI last year. 

SameYou's purpose is for brain injury survivors to feel they haven't lost the person they were before. When your brain is injured, it is called an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). ABI is primarily made up of stroke, brain tumour and traumatic brain injury (where sudden trauma to the brain is caused by external force such as a fall, sports concussion or road traffic accident).It's estimated that nearly 1 in 3 people will have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) at some point in their life. Reports say that more than 135 million worldwide are living with brain injury. This is an underestimate of the scale of the problem due to the lack of focus on brain injury.You will know someone with a brain injury at some point, and they will not receive the care they need.