Fractured (Art)
This is shared as a personal creative work. Poetry and artwork communicate lived experiences in unique ways, and each piece reflects the individual voice and perspective of its creator.
Fractured
This is a collage piece inspired by my experiences as both a TBI survivor and a medical practitioner working with survivors. I survived two TBIs, one when a teenager and the second In University. The orange paper in the brain symbolise the areas of damage I had, and the split neuron on the side represents the cell-level damage that can occur in a TBI. The anatomical illustrations reflect the strong connection to neurological rehab I feel as a speech pathologist with lived experience of ABI.
Written by: Ellen Smith
Person living with a brain injury
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Ellen is an Australian traumatic brain injury survivor. She currently works as a paediatric speech pathologist with neurodivergent students. In her free time, Ellen enjoys spending time with her family's two black labradors, being creative, and gaming.
Creativity brings hope to life.
In 2025, we invited those living with a brain injury from our community to share their artwork for the first-ever Hope Survives Greeting Card Collection. This piece is part of the featured gallery which highlights the artists whose work was selected for our printed cards, available as part of this fundraiser.
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