Andrea Willemsen (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) was a researcher in Public Administration. Following a head-on collision she was declared 100% incapacitated for work. 'After my accident we searched for a book about brain injury. To our surprise there were none. And so I decided to write one myself.' After setting up the Contusio Cerebri Fund Foundation Willemsen has been committed to helping others with brain injuries and professional via the website www.hersenkneuzing.nl.