17th February 2020
There's Plenty of Time for Rest When I'm Dead
By the time Support Worker (Claire) arrived on site at 0930 I was already feeling tired and disorientated. Claire supported me with my care and social needs. With Claire’s support we attended the gym before processing the mail and other administrative tasks, we scheduled appointments, Claire resolved some problems and completed other tasks.
Support Worker Dipak arrived on site at 16.30.
Dipak looked after me until the end of her shift.
There's Plenty of Time for Rest When I'm Dead
I didn’t sleep very well last night, flashbacks to the historical
abuse plus nightmares of being set on fire and being stabbed were the order of
the day. Nothing unusual about that but I sustained a fall whilst going to the toilet
which meant I had a ‘watery’ mess to clean up.
By the time Support Worker (Claire) arrived on site at 0930 I was already feeling tired and disorientated. Claire supported me with my care and social needs. With Claire’s support we attended the gym before processing the mail and other administrative tasks, we scheduled appointments, Claire resolved some problems and completed other tasks.
By the time Claire left at 14.30 I was exhausted with brain fatigue and
was in need of a rest.
Medical professionals frequently tell me that I should
rest more but I’m not very good at resting and there’s plenty of time for rest
when I’m dead.
Support Worker Dipak arrived on site at 16.30.
Dipak looked after me until the end of her shift.
My name is David Di Palma, I’m a Brain Injury Survivor and
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