Rola Azizeh, a mother who moved her family to England and gave up their family home to support her son through his journey following a severe brain injury, has now received the national Carer of the Year Award from Headway – the brain injury association.
In 2017, Rola first received the news that her son Joseph had been involved in a catastrophic car accident. He had already gained his undergraduate law degree, graduating top of his class at the University of Jordan before moving to London to begin a Masters in law at Queen Mary University when he sustained the injury.
After Joseph’s accident, he spent five months in the Royal London Hospital, including four weeks in a coma. Despite initially being given little chance of survival and facing setbacks like pneumonia and seizures, his mother, Rola, never gave up hope and fought to get him transferred to a specialist neuro-rehabilitation unit.
Scott Rigby, a partner in our International Injury team who acted for Joseph and Rola throughout their legal claim, nominated Rola for the Headway award.
He commented: “As a family, the Azizeh family were always close, and they remain so thanks to Rola’s strength and determination. She selflessly decided to give up all that she had before and to dedicate her life to Joseph’s wellbeing and the wellbeing of her family. Rola was effectively Joseph’s case manager, as well as being his mother and chief carer. She never gave up hope and remained by Joseph’s side, sitting with him and supporting him each day for as long as the staff would allow.”
Joseph was eventually discharged from the unit in December 2017, though months of rehabilitation at various hospitals were to follow. He is now able to walk with assistance and communicate, is writing a book and has returned to university.
Rola Azizeh – Carer of the Year
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