A to Z of Brain Injury

A is for aneurysm - that's mindblowing
B is for brain injury, the invisible disability
C is for cerebral cortex, our grey matter
D is for dysphasia that hampers communication
E is for emotional change and never feeling the same again
F is for forgetful, often forgetting what you want to say
G is for glial cells that glue the brain together
H is for HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON
I is for inhibitions lost
J is for journey towards recovery
K is for knowledge, learning about brain injury
L is for long term condition
M is for memory, who am I?
N is for neurons - 100 billion in your brain
O is for occipital lobe that controls your vision
P is for personality that can change in an instant
Q is for questioning your own sanity
R is for rehabilitation of your mental situation
S is for sensory impairment, sight, taste, hearing, smell and touch
T is for temporal lobe that is all about communication
U is for uncertainty about your future
V is for victory, surviving a brain injury
X if for all the x-rays to be endured
Y is for why me?
Zzzzz is for the never ending fatigue.....

Biscuit: Kex
Taste test: 9 out of 10
Cost: £1.15 from Ikea in Southampton

The biscuit that broke our hearts and our teeth

This morning we had a biscuit snack

That came out of a Swedish flat pack

And like most of the products of Ikea

How to open the wrap wasn’t clear.

Once inside all that we found

Was a Scandinavian scam

Kakor Hallon is nothing more than

A biscuit sandwich filled with jam.

This pastry usurper

This bakery imposter

This dicky dodger

This Scandi Scam

Is no more than a crumbling sham.

But the extent of the biscuit’s shortfall

Is matched by the quality of the famous meatball

P.S. We liked them really

The cream especially.

Biscuit: Kakor Hallon
Taste test: 8 out of 10
Cost: 80p from Ikea in Southampton 

More Apples Please

Cox's, Gala, Russet and Braeburn,
Bramleys, Golden Delicious, for all apples we yearn.

Autumn sees apples falling from trees,
the onus on all to bake something to please.

Crumble, tart, turnover, biscuits, and pie,
Steaming puddings to catch Granny Smith's eye.

Red apple strudel to make a Pink Lady blush.
Apples to snack on when you're in a rush.

Everyone loves apples except for Snow White,
but you can't really blame her she got such a fright.

We're big apple fans as we're sure you can tell,
 we were certain these biscuits would go down so well.

Yet only 14% apple was really quite sad,
Go on, increase the apples and make us all glad.

Biscuit: Kex Apple

Taste test: 4 out of 10
Cost: £1.30 from Ikea