Exam success for teen who overcame brain injury

Ross Nesbitt was given a 1% chance of full recovery after a skiing accident.

Dark blue brain

Published on: 08/08/18

He is now celebrating his achievement of seven A grades and a B in his National 5 exams (Scottish Curriculum).

The 16-year-old was training with Glasgow ski racing team in Austria in December 2016 when he crashed and hit his head on a fence post, leaving him in a coma.

He spent a month in hospital in Innsbruck and a further six-and-a-half weeks in Scottish hospitals.

He had to learn how to walk, talk and eat again.

Ross made a phased return to school in May 2017 and initially attended for a couple of days a week and also had extra tutoring with teachers to help him catch up.

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Click here to read about Chas who also sustained a brain injury from a skiing accident, aged 11.