1st Edition

Brain Injury, Trauma and Loss Rehabilitation During Covid-19

By Sue Williams, Rudi Coetzer Copyright 2026
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

Brain Injury, Trauma and Loss tells the story of the impact of Covid- 19 on neurorehabilitation. It offers a unique dual perspective as it intertwines the two voices of Sue Williams, who had sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2018, and Rudi Coetzer, her neuropsychologist during the pandemic. Based on detailed diary extracts, therapeutic notes and updates (edited to preserve... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: Before Covid

Chapter 1. Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 2. Accessing rehab

Part 2: Covid-19

Chapter 3. All Change: the pandemic begins

Chapter 4. More Change: will it ever end?

Chapter 5. No more change? Is this the end?

Chapter 6. Reflections

Biography

Sue Williams is a Social- Psychologist and works as an

applied researcher in environmental social science for

a national government body. Sue sustained a traumatic

brain injury in a cycling accident in 2018. She is now

actively engaged in brain injury research projects and

expert committees.

Rudi Coetzer is a Consultant Neuropsychologist who

has worked in senior clinical, academic and leadership

roles within the NHS, universities, and charitable sectors

of the UK.