I was born in 1961, in a different country and in very different times. I was born in the city of Leeds, in England, and…
Living with a visual impairment after a non-traumatic brain injury
Living with a visual impairment after a non-traumatic brain injury
I was born in 1961, in a different country and in very different times. I was born in the city of Leeds, in England, and…
When I first posted “difficulties with dressing” on my Facebook page, many people told me that what I described happens to everyone sometimes. I know…
UZ Pellenberg, May 2017 When my children were small, six o’clock seemed very late.Sometimes it was just too late.They had played and learned all day…
UZ Pellenberg, May 2017 Six simple line drawings. Together they tell a story, and all I have to do is put them in the only…
UZ Pellenberg April, 2017 My breakfast mainly consists of individual portions.Bread: four slices, packed airtight in transparent plastic; margarine: one small plastic portion like you’d…
UZ Pellenberg, April 2017 There is a map in the dining room . It’s very simple. All the tables are depicted very clearly, with the…
One lasting consequence of the stroke is that I can no longer store new faces in my memory. The faces I knew from before the…
Perhaps the biggest problem I have with my vision is called visual simultagnosia. When I look at something, I experience it very differently than before.…
As I write this, most Belgians are staying at home, and the news is almost exclusively about the coronavirus. In two weeks, our lives have…
I have nothing but praise for the people who worked with me during my rehabilitation. They are all heroes to me! But that doesn’t alter…