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Fellow brain injury sufferers Richard Hammond and Sir Stirling Moss met recently to discuss the effects of brain injuries while making a documentary for BBC television.

Hammond, the Top Gear presenter, suffered brain injuries when he crashed a drag-racing car at 288 mph in 2006.

He said he was touched to learn about Moss's crash in 1962 at Goodwood that ended his Formula One career and left him in a coma for 38 days.

"Having a brain injury is such a personal thing but I knew what Stirling meant when he talked about his guilt, confidence and emotional difficulties," said Hammond.

"He isn't comfortable talking about emotions and shifted in his chair when I asked him soppy stuff."

Recently, Stephanie McCulloch, a Canadian, spoke to the Calgary Sun about her recovery from brain injuries sustained in an accident ten years ago after she was thrown from the vehicle she was passenger in.

She was left in a coma for four months after the accident and has been slowly regaining her independence with the help of the Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency.

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