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Work, Confidence, & MeWork, Confidence, & Me
Tim WellsTim Wells
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Before Aphasia
Graduated from Cambridge in 1997
Joined Civil Service in Cheltenham
Worked as a Design Engineer
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Aphasia
Went to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol in 1999
Rehab in Oxford’s Rivermead Centre
Gradually walked with a stick
Went home in October 2000
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Work with Aphasia
Went back to work part-time, then full-time
Outside work, met Jenny and Wilfred
Dragged along to Glos’Speak!
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Top of the World and College
Toured around Australia in Spring 2002
Lead Designer for a module on a satellite
Went back to college to study for a Masters
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Work and Depression
At uni, I did great things, but not my Masters
No design work for me, felt uninspired
Tried to change jobs internally
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Regroup and Leave
With my partner’s help, left work in March
Searched for work for two months after that
When our money was almost run out…
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Climbing the Mountain
Contract job for Pace, based in Saltaire.
Pace make Set-Top Boxes
Permanent job happening on Monday 24th
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Eur Ing Tim Wells MA (Cantab) MEng CEng MIET MIEEE
asks:
Any Questions?