About Tamsyn Wood

About me:

Hey, I'm Tamsyn and I now live in North Devon with my four beautiful souls that I get to be mumma to. I run my own business www.feedmebeautiful.com  alongside speaking out honestly and openly about brain injury and the repercussions it has on the ones left to deal with it. I hope this blog may become a much needed resource for those feeling alone and lost in their grief. 

My Story:

In 2006 my husband and I moved to France in pursuit of the 'Good Life' - a plethora of animals, 4 children and one ever expanding veg patch later - we had achieved our dream. I began blogging in 2008, just as a little family diary of our daily antics and chaotic way of living. Hugely outnumbered by animals, children and vegetables, and living in  the South of France, I loved my blog and making people smile (in pity). Then my life was flipped upside down.

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In 2011, my husband and soul mate suffered a severe traumatic brain injury playing rugby, which resulted in him requiring 24/7 care to this day - blind and a wheelchair user and unable to do anything for himself. My health took a huge turn for the worse as I struggled to cope with the grief, trauma and being faced with raising our four children alone, and looking after my now completely dependent husband. I had to move back to England, leaving our dream and being faced with the uncertainty of what lay ahead for Alex and us as a family nearly crushed me completely many times. 

I realised I had to survive this! But how on earth do you even begin to survive something like that? I sought endlessly for help; and whilst I found some resources - there seemed to be no-one in my situation. That's why I have decided to talk candidly about brain injury and the effects and repercussions it can have on family life.

Now, nearly 8 years on, I have spent a great deal of time learning to cope. I want to share my thoughts and my strategies for coping in the hope that through my openness it may become a resource for people who find themselves in similar positions.