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November 2015 Issue 27 Telephone: 01723 355 797
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Brooke battles back from brain injury to support fellow sufferers Words & picture by Pete Spence pete@thescarboroughreview.co.uk
A SCARBOROUGH man who suffered a serious brain injury in a hit and run accident is now using his experience to help others going through a similar thing. Brooke Trotter, 33, was hit by a car in 2007, during his time studying in Manchester, and following a long road back to recovery, he is now doing public talks and has set up a blog to lend his support to fellow brain Brooke Trotter (second from left) with Headway chairman Mark injury sufferers. Hollinghurst and secretary Julie Wilkinson before Brooke’s speech at He said: “I was hit by a The Street in Scarborough car after a night out and my head went through the windscreen. I was in a coma for 16 days and then had a long road back to recovery including spells in three different hospitals in the Manchester area. “What I was shocked about was how little information and knowledge there was for people who had suffered brain injuries, so I wanted to do something to change that a bit. That is why I decided to start the blog and do public talks with the likes of Headway (the brain injury association).” Brooke, who was a pupil at both Northstead and Scalby Schools in Scarborough now lives in Manchester and volunteers for the BASIC (Brain & Spine Injury Centre). More on page 2.
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