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How I fixed my own brain

Sarah Vallance’s fight to put her life together after suffering traumatic brain injury

In 1995, Sarah Vallance was an incredibly bright PhD student in Sydney, Australia. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to struggle with the simplest tasks - like shopping, counting money, even reading her own thesis. But she managed to put her life back together - with the help of her dogs.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Troy Holmes

Picture: Sarah Vallance sitting in the grass with her two dogs
Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Vallance

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