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When wounds replace words

For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.

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The meaning of trauma is wound

Daisy Johnson recalls her difficult journey to being diagnosed with vaginismus, and why women are so good at turning bad things into a joke.

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How injury changed my brain

Meg Fozzard, who experienced a brain injury in her 20s, writes about the huge impact it's had on her life, and talks to others with similar injuries.

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Rebuilding my identity after a brain injury

Chris Miller talks about how a brain injury forced him to reassess his place in the world – physically, personally and socially.

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  • A boy with a head wound, indicating the need for blood donations. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount.
  • A boy with a head wound, indicating the need for blood donations. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount.
  • A boy with a wounded head, indicating the need for blood donations. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount.
  • A man who has lost use of his limbs by taking a risk. Colour lithograph by R..l (?), 1929.
  • A man stirring his broth contemplates his injured head which he holds with his hand. Mezzotint by A. Huffam, 1826, after M.W. Sharp.
  • Two heads demonstrating bandaging techniques. Etching by J. Bell.
  • A woman treating a man's head-wound. Oil painting after J. Nixon.
  • A barber-surgeon attending to a man's head: a group of locals watch with interest. Etching by J.B. de Wael II.
  • A diagram of a head illustrating a jaw and chin brace. Stipple print by J. Bell.
  • Six diagrams illustrating different methods of bandaging the body and use of tourniquets. Line engraving by J.E. de Sève.
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