The Stephen McAleese Outstanding Contribution to Headway Award sponsored by No5 Barristers Chambers celebrates the outstanding contributions to the work of Headway made by survivors, carers, volunteers and supporters over an extended period.
Three inspirational people have been nominated for the award:
The finalists
Chris Case
A rugby player from Cardiff who has devoted his life to supporting brain injury survivors after his wife suffered a serious brain injury.
Dee Blackwell
A mother from Huddersfield who spent 20 years fighting for better support for brain injury survivors, including for her disabled son.
Winner: Dean Harding
A brain injury survivor from East London who secured £140,000 of funding for Headway and has made it his life’s mission to help others.
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