Seans new life . Recovery after traumatic brain injury

22/11/2025

Looking foward to our first Christmas home together since 2022 🎄🎄

07/10/2025

We are unbelievably greatful to Penneys waterford and all involved in last weekends lip sync battle for raising an amazing €10,000 for Sean . This will make a major difference to his quality of life . Seans five months in the nrh helped him make improvements and we were hopeful after he left that rehabilitation would continue but sadly that wasnt the case . The first step for us in helping him in his recovery was to bring him home , the next step ,thanks to all the funds raised is to continue with his rehabilitation. Thanks to everyone for all the support so far and thanks again to Penneys Waterford 🥰

05/10/2025

What an amazing night was had last night for Sean in Bank Lane. We would firstly like to thank all the staff at penneys waterford for the amazing work and effort that they have put in the last few months to put on this event.We never would have expected anything like this to have come from our fundraiser so we would like to say a huge thank you to Penneys for putting it all together. The acts were amazing , the judges were fantastic and the atmosphere was brilliant. It has taken alot to get Sean home physically and financially so we really do appreciate the effort that went into it . We would like to thank everyone who came last night or who has donated big or small. Without you ,Seans transition to home would have been alot harder . Everything raised will go towards Seans further rehabilitation and future needs and overall to improve his quality of life . Last night did him the world of good . He was tired but really enjoyed the couple of hours he was there for . We cant thank you all enough for supporting us and contributing to Seans new life at home 🥰

23/09/2025

Finally coming home 🥰🥰🥰

05/09/2025

His face when we find out the day hes coming home . Monday sept 22nd is going to be better than christmas. 812 days since hes been home . We couldn’t be more excited or happy . What a legend 🎉🎉🥰🥰

02/09/2025

Only 4 weeks left until this amazing night that Penneys waterford has kindly organised for Sean. Theyre pulling out all the stops to make it a night to remember. All the support we have gotten so far and now this event will make it possible for us to continue to help sean when he comes home .we have found him a physiotherapist that is happy to do house calls when hes home . This will make a major difference to his quality of life. There is so much more that we can do for him now that we would never have been able to do without all the help we have gotten so far 🥰

22/08/2025

So happy knowing theres only a few weeks left until Sean can come home after a very tough two years. House adaptions finished so time to pack up and move out . A new begining for all of us but especially Sean . He’s come so far on his own and we’ll help with the rest . A hectic time ahead putting everything in place for him but worth it all . The man is a legend 🥰🥰

23/07/2025

We had a very positive meeting with Seans consultant in the nrh last week . Its almost a year since he left there . Discussing his progress , we told him our concerns about sean loosing some of the progress he made while he was there and how hard its been to get follow up care for him . It was a shock to the system when he left . The nrh is the best place for anyone needing rehabilitation. Theyre 100% focused on getting the best out of the person and nothing is too much . We knew he was in the best hands there . When he left there was none of that . Because there is no hope of him making a full recovery there’s not much available to him from the hse apart from a few visits from community health . His consultant asked if we would be happy for him to go back up there, even just for a day or two and they will do a full assessment and see what they can do for him like fitting him with splints for his arms and maybe now his legs as we have managed to straigten out the leg that his old splint wouldn’t fit and anything else they can offer him. We know Sean will never make a full recovery but hes surprised us all in how far hes come. We didn’t think he would get the opportunity to go back . A little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. All going well he will be home soon and the money we raised will help him get the physio and whatever else he needs to have a comfortable pain free quality of life 🥰🥰

11/07/2025

Fundraising Table Quiz this evening in Revolution in aid of Sean McCarthy, as he continues on his road to rehabilitation following severe brain trauma..... All support is greatly appreciated. Kick off is 7.30pm. Seans new life . Recovery after traumatic brain injury

09/07/2025

This is so true . There is nothing in our health system for follow up care and rehabilitation for people with severe aquired brain injury . We never realised until we found ourselves in this situation. After getting through the acute stages and following a brief stay in the nrh we presumed that Sean would get the help he needed to carry on his recovery. Not the case . Although he’s referred to public health services , the amount of physio and speech and language he gets is limited as they serve the whole community. He has only seen physio twice since sept 2024. During his stay in uhw two weeks ago due to the infection , all his symptoms got worse . Stiffness , muscle contractures , pain and everything else . We couldnt open his hands they were clenched so tight . We couldn’t straighten his arms or his legs. We asked if physio and occupational therapy could see him since he was an in patient. His arm wouldn’t straighen and his hand was turning in , we thought a splint or even advise on what kind of splint we could get him would help but he wasnt seen . We were told because there isnt hope of full recovery they wouldnt treat him . Its because uhw is an acute hospital and not a rehabilitation hospital. We were advised to consider possibly going down the pharmacological route instead even though physio is ine of the most important parts of recovery after brain injury . Its heart breaking to see the person you love that had so much to live for before this happened being left to suffer and forgotten because theres no help out there . This is why we are so greatful for every donation we have recieved . Now we can help him ourselves by getting those services privately. Without setting up this go fund me this wouldn’t have been possible .

Long-term rehabilitation is a human right.

And yet, most national healthcare systems, including Ireland’s, don’t formally recognise it as such. There’s no legal guarantee to ongoing rehab after the acute phase, no national strategy for lifelong support, and no accountability when services abruptly stop.

This isn’t just a funding issue, it’s a failure to see people with severe Brain Injuries as citizens with equal rights to health, dignity, and participation in society.

30/06/2025

We would like to thank Gayle Hearne for all the hard work she put in over the last few weeks organising her annual charity book sale .A huge amount of books were donated and she made a total of €2325 for Seans fundraiser🥰. Thanks to everyone that supported it over the weekend .