by Rachael Woods

The bravery of a young man who suffered a bleed on the brain has inspired his mum to raise charity funds by getting her head shaved.

Dammar corr Robinson, 20, of Blenheim Road, Sittingbourne, was taken ill at home two years ago but has little memory of the events that led up to his collapse.

He said: “All I remember is going to bed and waking up feeling sick and with a violent headache. My dad said I got up the next day and was very ill and confused, but there are big gaps in my memory.”

Dammar’s next recollections are waking up in his hospital bed at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in London.

Now his mum, Sue Robinson, 44, is supporting the National Brain Appeal and the NHNN’s bid to raise £2m to build a further two operating theatres.

Sue said that the trauma she felt at the hospital was eased because it was such a professional environment.

“I was in pieces, especially when Dammar had his scan and they told me what happened, but the hospital itself and his consultant were absolutely brilliant,” she said.

Dammar’s headache was caused after a cluster of entangled blood vessels burst in his brain, and he was to stay at the hospital for four weeks.

His condition is called Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) and is a rare, affecting less then 1% of the population.

He has now been left with long-term difficulties, including weakness down the left side of his body and was unable to return to his course at Sheppey College where he was learning to be a bricklayer.

Dammar still has regular check ups at the NHNN for his condition, which Sue says that doctors think he may have been born with.

She will be having her head shaved at 2pm at Hair Profiles in Victory Street, Sheerness, on Saturday, September 29.

For Sue it is the ultimate challenge: “I am known for my hair; it is usually brightly coloured and spiky and it’s the big thing about me. Having my hair shaved will make people take notice and maybe sponsor me.

“I’m very nervous about it, but I’m excited too.”

To find out more, or to support Sue visit www.justgiving.com/baldietobe