[Music]
the age of horrific this has stated
nothing opposes like reading the final
line of that poem resonated so doubt you
shouldn’t make my heart sing as I’m here
to tell you how our story and our
revolution by loving unconditionally and
embracing our creativity the thenis
four years ago we were high-flying
jet-setting designers we worked hard we
played hard we lived in Hong Kong for
every time we were been nomads always on
but on the 27th of September 2014 I woke
to find Rob stumbling around a hotel
room I even applies and he screamed in
pain unable to tell me what was wrong
accordin ambulance and despite all my
best efforts he lost consciousness after
suffering from massive seizure the
seven-minute I’m gonna standing felt
like seven hours and when we arrived at
the hospital there are a lot of
questions and tests before it all became
very clear that something was seriously
wrong they told me what was dying they
rushed him into surgery after that all I
12 hours later the surgeon dr. McGee
rob has suffered a near-fatal
intense cerebral hemorrhage as a bit of
they’ve done their absolute best to save
him and induced him into the coma to
heal the surgeon was Frank if what
Rob’s condition critical intensive care
unit teams monitored him 24/7
Rob saddling my family or came to me by
his side
that was a long wait and as from a
holiday I had no homes going to so I
just stayed by his side the time time I
would talk to him
read out loud I wanted him to know that
he was loved not just by hearing my
supervisor I held his hand I moustache
the flavors anything I could do so that
he’ll know that I was done Roberts in a
coma for three weeks and he when he
finally came around he was unable to
speak read or write no parent
communication and he was entirely
paralyzed on the right side of his body
we had to keep reminding him of where he
was and what had happened always
radiating of the gentle mention that all
will be okay we think he understood but
all he could do is squeeze my hand as
Rob paintable consciousness he’s very
it became clear that his vision was
distorted tear on top of all of the
paralysis and confusion and not know
what was going on he couldn’t see his
right eye whatsoever and he didn’t
really understand what had happened but
he recognized me and hit darling but
other than that it was back to square
one having to relearn basic human skills
makes you realise that we all take for
granted what had to learn how to swallow
how to chew food before greater
challenges both standing or walking than
succumb some rehab centers we contacted
thought rob was a lost cause so whilst
we waited to find the bright spot Rob’s
sister and I would get through the days
by talking to him telling jokes trying
then I had an idea with both designers
this design is you create the problem so
you find solutions and perhaps
one site stumbled across the idea I knew
what he needed based at work at home at
the bar on a Friday night Robert always
gets in indeed late he left post-it
notes of half-baked concepts like a
train of breadcrumbs or everyone thought
if he can’t talk perhaps the control and
if he can’t draw let’s show him how at
first it was hard to hold a pen but once
you’ve mastered that we started with
some simple shapes I’ll juggle now you
follow
the triangle recycle
describe it soon came back and after
drawing more shapes so very funny
looking animals and most importantly a
the mechanics of holding upend the
textual tangible feeling of the paper
the connection of pen to paper it wasn’t
just soothing it was cathartic it
reminded what of what he could do it
reminded rob of who he was now all of
this came to me instinctively so I have
no idea this is an actual thing like
science professor sorry Calculon from
the University of Pennsylvania’s
imagination Institute as explained that
sketching is an incredibly powerful tool
[Music]
it triggers new connections creates new
brain cells the process is called –
neurogenesis and he’s not a knowing
there’s so much more in a TED talk that
neuroscientists Sadri into retinas
explained that we can actually develop
new brain cells by diet and lifestyle at
a group of German scientists and
published a study which showed that
engaging in art helps with our attention
and focus strengthening our neural
pathways and not only that but the
combination of motor and cognitive
creativity and art makes your brain
growth Wow seriously honestly still
don’t think I can explain this
is deep down to you but if they’d City I
knew that this would happen and with the
power of love and his pen during the K
watski it opens as well and helps him
communicate and thank goodness is always
been left hands empty by this point
we’ve gone for a minute by minute hour
by hour to day by day but the
realization came heavy but Hong Kong
could never be our home again
we’ve brought now comfortable rehab I
left him with his sister and furnace we
went back to Hong Kong laid to pack up
our life and tie up loose ends we have
to work towards getting Rob back to
England to be with family the only way
for Rob to move forward was repetition
not just physically but mentally
linguistically to gain weight to develop
lift up my little Walters getting
physically stronger day by day but
speech it’s a different problem wives
just didn’t come or work quite what he
wanted to say nevertheless we got by rob
was sketching when he couldn’t express
it with words and it helps like pretty
but even when he couldn’t express that
requires all through sketching I somehow
knew what he was trying to say a
reminder that in all of this we were
solid a couple in love connected and
there’s some science to describe this as
well when couples reached it out that
these knew when couples reach the states
where their nervous systems are ticking
over in perfect harmony it’s referred to
as being physiologically aligned and his
favorite habit that term was coined
during research projects at the
University of Sydney after three months
down under it was time to come back to
the UK to get and to cool it an
understatement it was a shock to the
system
Rob his body at his hospital bed in
three months and now here he was
embarking two flights across the world
with medical assistance and the long
drive back up to Lincoln is 53 rocking
he come full circle every state had been
wiped clean and it was time to start
again after another three months in
Lincoln County Hospital rob was able to
return home to his parents and that’s
when the real hard work began what still
only had a little speech and we’re still
communicating were sketching body
language and shear resistance mobility
was doing a real issue that it was the
cognitive one sort of the last basic
everyday tasks within the home had to be
relearn what had to learn how to shower
how to get dressed how to make a cup of
in other ways I loved heart encouraged
Rob with all his rehab that it
encouraged him to continue to draw to
sing we role-played practice talking any
way we could and he was determined and
driven yeah I noticed he was still a
little low and finding solace in his
notebook drawing not just a way to
communicate that it was starting to
comfort him a skill from before that was
not lost
and in fact with all his practice he was
out ten times better at it so encouraged
not to attend a local art class as much
to gain experience and build his
confidence out in the world others to
improve his art skills it was a safe
space that kind people through
encouraged Rob and the fact that his
brilliant ideas are still in him with a
passion a good aesthetic style and
design and also he’s wonderful sense of
humor which we needed that’s we had to
come to terms with that I knew neither
somehow and this didn’t just happened to
I’d given up my life as I knew it it’s
careful but I needed to find myself
again
start to establish my sanity but when to
stop linkage it is known for its fashion
scene feels a transfer all right
sadly no and it turns out that handing
your CV with high-powered design jobs
from around the world doesn’t actually
the doors are open I needed to start
work again so I decided to create my own
door
I found it lifestyle Brandon’s decayed
moments of deaths and stuff oh sure and
to encourage help and build his
confidence i briefed him to draw each
destination at the center candles that I
created that shared our story our
journey of Lights at the hope having a
it was huge for both of us both thrived
at the challenge my creativity not just
an outlet for us both feel passionately
that creativity can heal and the
jewelry’s FAMAS were a turning point at
first want you to communicate then for
therapy and now for pleasure we both
feel passionately that creativity can
heal and dr. Daisy farm core from the
University of College London has stated
recently that art should be available on
prescription
not just as a rehabilitation technique
but there’s a preventative measure as
medicine and this echoes everything that
we’ve experienced over the last few
years it’s quite a story
it’s raw it’s real it’s ours
and at times it’s got very dark for us
especially with the ongoing complexities
of brain injury recovery we’re still
finding our way through but we started
to heal we can press it and express the
pain and grief or the life that we once
there’s power in creativity this power
in love and these hot new concepts but
as a society we’re moving further and
further away from love from expression
from humanity
we’re losing the connection to ourselves
and to others love and creativity that
empowered us to face death in the face
with what we’ve loved and created harder
than ever before but more important if
we’re still here when we’re still
smiling I must turn together and if we
can make it through this we can make it
your anything and maybe whatever you’re
going through perhaps it could work for
you to you we’re proof that this idea is
not just about sharing so I’m living by
as well
[Applause] [Music]
the age of horrific this has stated
nothing opposes like reading the final
line of that poem resonated so doubt you
shouldn’t make my heart sing as I’m here
to tell you how our story and our
revolution by loving unconditionally and
embracing our creativity the thenis
four years ago we were high-flying
jet-setting designers we worked hard we
played hard we lived in Hong Kong for
every time we were been nomads always on
but on the 27th of September 2014 I woke
to find Rob stumbling around a hotel
room I even applies and he screamed in
pain unable to tell me what was wrong
accordin ambulance and despite all my
best efforts he lost consciousness after
suffering from massive seizure the
seven-minute I’m gonna standing felt
like seven hours and when we arrived at
the hospital there are a lot of
questions and tests before it all became
very clear that something was seriously
wrong they told me what was dying they
rushed him into surgery after that all I
12 hours later the surgeon dr. McGee
rob has suffered a near-fatal
intense cerebral hemorrhage as a bit of
they’ve done their absolute best to save
him and induced him into the coma to
heal the surgeon was Frank if what
Rob’s condition critical intensive care
unit teams monitored him 24/7
Rob saddling my family or came to me by
his side
that was a long wait and as from a
holiday I had no homes going to so I
just stayed by his side the time time I
would talk to him
read out loud I wanted him to know that
he was loved not just by hearing my
supervisor I held his hand I moustache
the flavors anything I could do so that
he’ll know that I was done Roberts in a
coma for three weeks and he when he
finally came around he was unable to
speak read or write no parent
communication and he was entirely
paralyzed on the right side of his body
we had to keep reminding him of where he
was and what had happened always
radiating of the gentle mention that all
will be okay we think he understood but
all he could do is squeeze my hand as
Rob paintable consciousness he’s very
it became clear that his vision was
distorted tear on top of all of the
paralysis and confusion and not know
what was going on he couldn’t see his
right eye whatsoever and he didn’t
really understand what had happened but
he recognized me and hit darling but
other than that it was back to square
one having to relearn basic human skills
makes you realise that we all take for
granted what had to learn how to swallow
how to chew food before greater
challenges both standing or walking than
succumb some rehab centers we contacted
thought rob was a lost cause so whilst
we waited to find the bright spot Rob’s
sister and I would get through the days
by talking to him telling jokes trying
then I had an idea with both designers
this design is you create the problem so
you find solutions and perhaps
one site stumbled across the idea I knew
what he needed based at work at home at
the bar on a Friday night Robert always
gets in indeed late he left post-it
notes of half-baked concepts like a
train of breadcrumbs or everyone thought
if he can’t talk perhaps the control and
if he can’t draw let’s show him how at
first it was hard to hold a pen but once
you’ve mastered that we started with
some simple shapes I’ll juggle now you
follow
the triangle recycle
describe it soon came back and after
drawing more shapes so very funny
looking animals and most importantly a
the mechanics of holding upend the
textual tangible feeling of the paper
the connection of pen to paper it wasn’t
just soothing it was cathartic it
reminded what of what he could do it
reminded rob of who he was now all of
this came to me instinctively so I have
no idea this is an actual thing like
science professor sorry Calculon from
the University of Pennsylvania’s
imagination Institute as explained that
sketching is an incredibly powerful tool
[Music]
it triggers new connections creates new
brain cells the process is called –
neurogenesis and he’s not a knowing
there’s so much more in a TED talk that
neuroscientists Sadri into retinas
explained that we can actually develop
new brain cells by diet and lifestyle at
a group of German scientists and
published a study which showed that
engaging in art helps with our attention
and focus strengthening our neural
pathways and not only that but the
combination of motor and cognitive
creativity and art makes your brain
growth Wow seriously honestly still
don’t think I can explain this
is deep down to you but if they’d City I
knew that this would happen and with the
power of love and his pen during the K
watski it opens as well and helps him
communicate and thank goodness is always
been left hands empty by this point
we’ve gone for a minute by minute hour
by hour to day by day but the
realization came heavy but Hong Kong
could never be our home again
we’ve brought now comfortable rehab I
left him with his sister and furnace we
went back to Hong Kong laid to pack up
our life and tie up loose ends we have
to work towards getting Rob back to
England to be with family the only way
for Rob to move forward was repetition
not just physically but mentally
linguistically to gain weight to develop
lift up my little Walters getting
physically stronger day by day but
speech it’s a different problem wives
just didn’t come or work quite what he
wanted to say nevertheless we got by rob
was sketching when he couldn’t express
it with words and it helps like pretty
but even when he couldn’t express that
requires all through sketching I somehow
knew what he was trying to say a
reminder that in all of this we were
solid a couple in love connected and
there’s some science to describe this as
well when couples reached it out that
these knew when couples reach the states
where their nervous systems are ticking
over in perfect harmony it’s referred to
as being physiologically aligned and his
favorite habit that term was coined
during research projects at the
University of Sydney after three months
down under it was time to come back to
the UK to get and to cool it an
understatement it was a shock to the
system
Rob his body at his hospital bed in
three months and now here he was
embarking two flights across the world
with medical assistance and the long
drive back up to Lincoln is 53 rocking
he come full circle every state had been
wiped clean and it was time to start
again after another three months in
Lincoln County Hospital rob was able to
return home to his parents and that’s
when the real hard work began what still
only had a little speech and we’re still
communicating were sketching body
language and shear resistance mobility
was doing a real issue that it was the
cognitive one sort of the last basic
everyday tasks within the home had to be
relearn what had to learn how to shower
how to get dressed how to make a cup of
in other ways I loved heart encouraged
Rob with all his rehab that it
encouraged him to continue to draw to
sing we role-played practice talking any
way we could and he was determined and
driven yeah I noticed he was still a
little low and finding solace in his
notebook drawing not just a way to
communicate that it was starting to
comfort him a skill from before that was
not lost
and in fact with all his practice he was
out ten times better at it so encouraged
not to attend a local art class as much
to gain experience and build his
confidence out in the world others to
improve his art skills it was a safe
space that kind people through
encouraged Rob and the fact that his
brilliant ideas are still in him with a
passion a good aesthetic style and
design and also he’s wonderful sense of
humor which we needed that’s we had to
come to terms with that I knew neither
somehow and this didn’t just happened to
I’d given up my life as I knew it it’s
careful but I needed to find myself
again
start to establish my sanity but when to
stop linkage it is known for its fashion
scene feels a transfer all right
sadly no and it turns out that handing
your CV with high-powered design jobs
from around the world doesn’t actually
the doors are open I needed to start
work again so I decided to create my own
door
I found it lifestyle Brandon’s decayed
moments of deaths and stuff oh sure and
to encourage help and build his
confidence i briefed him to draw each
destination at the center candles that I
created that shared our story our
journey of Lights at the hope having a
it was huge for both of us both thrived
at the challenge my creativity not just
an outlet for us both feel passionately
that creativity can heal and the
jewelry’s FAMAS were a turning point at
first want you to communicate then for
therapy and now for pleasure we both
feel passionately that creativity can
heal and dr. Daisy farm core from the
University of College London has stated
recently that art should be available on
prescription
not just as a rehabilitation technique
but there’s a preventative measure as
medicine and this echoes everything that
we’ve experienced over the last few
years it’s quite a story
it’s raw it’s real it’s ours
and at times it’s got very dark for us
especially with the ongoing complexities
of brain injury recovery we’re still
finding our way through but we started
to heal we can press it and express the
pain and grief or the life that we once
there’s power in creativity this power
in love and these hot new concepts but
as a society we’re moving further and
further away from love from expression
from humanity
we’re losing the connection to ourselves
and to others love and creativity that
empowered us to face death in the face
with what we’ve loved and created harder
than ever before but more important if
we’re still here when we’re still
smiling I must turn together and if we
can make it through this we can make it
your anything and maybe whatever you’re
going through perhaps it could work for
you to you we’re proof that this idea is
not just about sharing so I’m living by
as well
[Applause] [Music]
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