A BRAVE Worcester woman who suffered from a brain injury two years ago has beaten the odds and completed the Worcester City Run.
Deborah Grant, who is currently a volunteer at Headway Worcestershire, had been working for the West Midlands Ambulance Service as an advanced emergency technician for the Paramedic Crew before she suffered from an aneurysm in April 2014.
Now, Deborah has gone on to complete the arduous 10k trek across the city in order to give back to others who have experienced a brain injury.
The mum-of-three said despite feeling fatigued easily after undergoing surgery, it was the support from her family that kept her going: “I was pleased that I ran but it was quite difficult to be honest.
“My husband came and was very supportive. I was very emotional and cried my eyes out because it reminded me of two years ago when my husband and sons did a run after I had my surgery to raise money for a machine in the QE.
“I remember how emotional that was then, I was really poorly.”
As someone who competed in such marathons as the Great North Run, Deborah struggled to get back into physical activity after her surgery.
She was referred to Headway Worcestershire by her community occupational therapist in August 2015.
She said: “Completing the run felt good as I did it all on my own and I liked being part of the 3000 people who were there.
“My Headway T-shirt pushed me to do it, I didn’t want to let them down.”
Deborah said she will try to take on more runs in the future and is keen on making sure she keeps on top of her recovery.
