This Website is about Dean Grange and his severe brain injury, how a traumatic accident affects our lives. The site is about the tragic accident of Dean Grange on August the 9th 2002, which has left him in a vegative state, it has changed his life forever. Dean was traveling in a car with a female friend, he was not the driver, he was just a passenger, they were just going out for the evening, who would think in less than an hour he would be in a coma (Who is Dean) it was a Friday night.

Dean was full of fun About Dean

In hospital 24th Oct 2002

Dean with family Sept 16th 2003

Deans story. Brain injury was never a thought in our heads, until the evening of the accident, Dean and his dad (Paul) had some disagreements before he went out, Dean was blissfully unaware his dad was upset on this particular evening. Paul managed to control his anger at his sons happiness, Dean was annoying, but he was just happy. Dean went out with a great big smile and was happy because he was going out with friends.

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Less than one hour later. Paul had talked to Ron (Veronica, his wife, Deans mum) about how Dean annoyed him that evening. They hadn't even settled down for the evening and the phone rang. It was less than one hour since Dean had left home. Dean had been in a serious car accident, everyone panicked, they had been told he was going to Frenchay hospital in bristol.(Slow down now!)

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What is Dean's website about

• The website is about Deans brain injury and coma state and the time scales involved in his recovery.
• We all hope the long term outcome is positive and that one day Dean can lead a normal life again.
• We started to develop the website on Oct 24th 2002 , it was 10 weeks since that tragic accident.

Ask your driver to slow down, it's your life as well

Speed doesn't always kill
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Dean is now at Badgeworth Court, Care Centre, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire


Pictures taken 21st July 2004 visit

Technical information on Deans injuries There are three main types of traumatic brain injuries.

Nerve Tearing (Shearing) – The brain consists of delicate nerve tissue. The sudden impact of the brain with another object, such as in Dean's case, a car accident, did tear the brain's nerve fibers. These injuries are difficult to detect from x-rays, CT scans and MRIs, so he was diagnosed with brain damage.

Tissue Bruising – Bruising of the brain occurs the same way normal bruising does. The impact ruptures small blood vessels and allows blood to escape. Bruises in the brain are much more dangerous than they are anywhere else in the body because the brain is contained within a the skull. This means the any blood from bruising will be trapped in the brain and will compress and damage blood vessels.

Swelling – Because brain tissue is contained within the skull, when the tissue swells it becomes compressed. This is why brain swelling is extremely dangerous. Brain pressure is called ICP (inter-cranial pressure). To treat these injuries surgery and very strong medication may be required.

The danger in tissue bruising and brain swelling may come a few days after the accident. Often it is not the original accident that causes the brain injury, but the severe brain swelling that later occurs in the minutes and hours after an accident. Sometimes these aftereffects from a brain injury may include fever, lung changes and heart changes.Tramatic brain injuries affect people, the coma type state of mind and the stress accidents cause to complete families. This type of brain injury was never going to affect us or so we thought.

Dean suffered from all three severe brain injury symptoms

3 years later 2006