A cyclist who was unable to remember her husband and children and even how a mobile phone worked after suffering serious head injuries when she was hit by a car has spoken about how her recovery has given her a new way of life. Emma Feesey, 48, suffered a brain injury after being involved in an accident as as she cycled home from work.
When she came round she did not know if she was married, or had children – despite having two daughters with her husband Colin, 49. But, almost five years on from the accident, she told how she had learned that “what matters is being happy, healthy and doing good things”.
The mother of two, from Edinburgh, said: “The important thing is survivors know that no matter how strange or hard things seem, life gets better.” Emma was speaking about her injuries, and her recovery from them, ahead of taking part in the Edinburgh Head Injury Information Day, hosted by the law firm Digby Brown.
