Ants in my Brain: A daughter’s brain injury survival story - a mother’s perspective

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Sally-Ann Mowbray

Ants in my Brain

A daughter’s brain injury survival story - a mother’s perspective

Sally-Ann Mowbray

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Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
01 May 2025

Memoirs; Trauma & shock; Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries

ANTS IN MY BRAIN is a true story of a daughter's recovery from a serious acquired brain injury after being knocked down by a car whilst out running in London one morning in 2014. It's written from a mothers perspective.

Rosie's journey starts at the side of the Durnsford Road, South London where she was knocked down, then to St Georges Hospital in Tooting. It continues onto The Wolfson neuro rehabilitation unit at Queen Marys Hospital, Putney and progresses to Charmouth in Dorset before Rosie eventually returns to London.

Thought-provoking and light-hearted, it aims to have the reader laughing, crying and questioning. It has a real connection with life today and how a family copes with that 'curveball' thrown at them out of the blue. It will take the reader through the different stages of brain injury recovery and is entwined with the reality of day-to-day life. It incorporates heartfelt passages from mother to daughter at different stages and is interspersed at poignant points with lyrics about recovery from a current folk/punk singer-songwriter (permission agreed with Frank Turner and Xtra Mile recordings).

This inspirational book aims to show how a serious injury to a family member can have knock on effects to others close to them and how love and support can make the difference to a person's recovery from a life changing accident. It also proves how our brains have amazing powers to heal themselves and how remaining positive and hopeful can pull us through those dark times in our lives.

It could be helpful to brain injury survivors, their families and friends and many others going through trauma and challenging times of any sort.

It may also be helpful to professionals and students, both medical and therapeutic, as it gives a positive insight into NHS critical care to community care, told through the eyes of someone outside of these professions.

It is largely based in St Georges hospital, Tooting a well-known London hospital due to the TV series '24 hours in A and E' which could make it an appealing read for followers of this programme. It also references West Dorset which is a popular destination for holiday makers with its glorious countryside and seascapes.

By: Sally-Ann Mowbray
Imprint: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 274g
ISBN: 9781836151890
ISBN 10: 1836151896
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sally-Ann Mowbray grew up on a farm in Devon. She is the proud mother of four adult children and a doting grandmother. Now retired, she lives in West Dorset, where she is currently renovating a cottage with her husband, Adrian. Sally-Ann enjoys reading, gardening, food, running, and yoga. In her professional past, she trained in Cordon Bleu cookery. She has worked as a film and TV caterer in London, a restaurant manager for the National Trust, and operated her own teashop in Devon. After starting a family, Sally-Ann worked as a school and veterinary receptionist, as well as a daffodil and strawberry picker.