Luke’s story
Luke Flatman was in his
final year at university when in 2008 he experienced a traumatic
brain injury in a road traffic accident. After 10 weeks in
hospital, where he was also treated for injuries to his chest and
legs, Luke was admitted to Fen House for an intensive period of
assessment and rehabilitation.
Whilst at Fen House, Luke's rehabilitation focused on enabling
him to develop strategies and skills to accommodate and increase
his awareness of his physical and cognitive difficulties. This in
turn enabled him to improve his overall levels of independence
within daily activities. This was achieved through an
inter-disciplinary approach which concentrated on Luke's main goal
of returning to university to complete his degree. With the support
of the Fen House team and his university tutors, Luke graduated
from the University of Hull in 2010 with a degree in Musical
Technology.
Luke is now living at home with his family and on 17 April 2011
he ran the London Marathon in aid of Fen House to say thank you for
being instrumental in his journey to recovery. Luke's journey is
just one illustration of how BIRT's specialist service has enabled
someone with brain injury to reintegrate back into their
community.