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Wayne's Brain Damage Comeback Trail

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If you need any proof that life can change in a moment see the photo of me in a coma below....
....A few hours earlier I had been enjoying a night out with friends. I then became the victim of an unproved attack from a stranger. A prolonged attack which involved me falling smashing my head on the pavement, the attacker then continued to assault me as I lay dying.

Frustratingly the press labelled it as a One Punch Attack.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/suspect-appears-newcastle-crown-court-6989649 

The life changing attack happened just over 5 years ago (30th March 2014).
I suffered a Catastrophic Brain Injury, my left eye rear nerve was detached, I am now epileptic.
Along with all the side effects that go with a Brain injury (fatigue, memory problems, absorbing and understanding new information) etc I also have been diagnosed with PTSD and continue to see a phycologist to help with Mental Health issues.

BUT......On a positive note I'm still alive, which is more than what the doctors at the hospital who saved my life thought, they expected me to die and told my family to expect the worst. 

NOW .... to the point of this GoFundMe.
As a result of the attack I couldn't return to work and subsequently lost my job as a warehouse manager. I started a claim with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), they are a public money funded scheme to reimburse blameless victims of crime. They do nothing of the sort and after 4 frustrating years and a huge solicitor bill they reimbursed me £6000 (by that point i'd lost £100,000 of pay, they refused to pay me anything for future earnings). During those 4 years I had fell behind on loan payments due to not being able to work and have since been black listed and can't acquire any further debt. In August 2018 the department of work & pensions stopped my disability benefits. Due in my opinion to the ignorance shown to Brain Damage by authorities in the UK.

Facing homelessness and the inability to support my children I looked into starting my own business. Using a friend as a guarantor I was able to rent a small warehouse and began selling used furniture. My son thought of the name, we decided to call the business Furniture Centre. Link to the facebook page here >>>>Furniture Centre Page 

Things have trundled along quite well, having had to move house several times since the attack I know only to well the expense of setting up home. My plan for the business was to sell good quality used furniture at affordable prices with reasonable delivery charges. I have received lots of positive reviews to the items & service i am providing and positive word has spread about the business.

I am a determined person and even with the illnesses I suffer daily I've kept the business going. 2 months ago I hit my head accidentally causing a concussion and meaning I had to rest for several weeks and couldn't work. Any cash that i had was used up on day to day living costs during that time. That was money i would normally have put into buying new stock to then resell.

If you're still with me thank you for your time, in simple terms, I don't have any cash flow at the moment to buy new stock and push the business forward, I'm confident the business works, but only if i have something to sell and funds to pay overheads.

Going from almost dying to running my own small business would have sounded ridiculous to me when i first awoke from the coma 5 years ago. But Ive worked since i was 15 years old right up until the day I was attacked, hard work is in my blood, I realise now more than ever that you can't rely on government schemes or benefits to pick you up, no matter how ill you are you have to push your own boundaries and find your own path to get your life back on track.
I'm hoping to raise some money to get a cash flow going again so I can continue the business, build up stock again and hopefully expand and grow the business. 

If i can highlight & expose the fact the CICA are punishing victims of crime instead of compensating them its a bonus.

£1000 is enough to get me up and running again and providing a much needed service here in the uk right now. As well as helping me get my life back on track.

If you can spare a £$€ or even words of encouragement  to help me get to my target I will be eternally grateful.

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Wayne Urwin
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