It was so great to see you. Your visits always cheer us up.Thank you for being so awesome!

The Whiffle Pig workshops have also provided a mental focus for me whilst at hospital, improving mood and keeping my outlook positive. The computer work has helped me develop the flexibility in my hands and fingers, whilst forcing me to get away from the bedside and be more active. Whiffle Pig has also helped me to get to know the other patients better, and I have also seen and heard other patients enjoying Whiffle Pig and looking forward to each meeting.

It helps me gets me out of depressive ways… helps me get out of the house [bed]. My girls come to see and I show my daughters what I’ve done. They are worried about me [in hospital] but they like to see what I have done... It helps my mind... Listen and support. I appreciate it, I think it’s wonderful.

I have been impressed by their ability to step back from their work and consider how they can improve and grow as a service.

The Whiffle Pig staff are so friendly and helpful to patients that no project is too big and allows all patients to feel welcome and well supported, which is sometimes in a busy hospital environment is not very easy to achieve.

I felt that Whiffle Pig listened and was interested in what people were talking about and their ideas.

Through their own personal experiences, Whiffle Pig has a deep understanding of how lives can be affected by brain injuries.

It is very motivating and we observe significant benefits in terms of behavioural activation, cognitive engagement, functional movement and communicative success.

This is tiring, but it's exciting being out because it's better than being sat on the ward bored to bloody death!