BY: MELISSA JIROVEC Parenting is hard work. It challenges you in ways you never imagined you’d be challenged, forcing you … More
Category: Caregiving
A year with a different brain
A version of this article was originally published on March 18, 2017 BY: ERIN MOORE On March 18, 2016 my … More
7 years with my husband’s severe TBI
BY: THERESA McCOLL Where do I go from here? There have been nights I waited for Norm to walk in … More
15 things you don’t know about Kevin Redmond O’Keefe, BIST volunteer of the year, caregiver category
As a small non-profit, volunteers are a central part of how BIST is able to do what we do. Meet our Volunteer … More
My traumatic brain injury: Sister caregiver experience.
BY: SAMIRA OMAR I remember the last thing we did as a family. A week before everything happened we celebrated … More
How we celebrate Christmas after my husband’s brain injury
BY: THERESA McCOLL My husband, Norm, has lived in a long term care home since acquiring his brain injury six years … More
How to support your friend’s recovery from a traumatic brain injury
BY: A NURSE-CAREGIVER OF A YOUNG PERSON WITH A BRAIN INJURY
What we don’t like to think about, but need to prepare for
BY: THERESA McCOLL Do you ever think, what would you do if your spouse was in a serious accident? Who … More
Come with BIST to see Brain Storm: a Toronto Fringe play about brain injury, a psychic medium and Dr. Wilder Penfield
BY: MERI PERRA If you’re of a certain age and lived in Canada, you likely remember this classic Heritage Minute featuring … More
Notes from our ABI Caregiver Self Care and Communication Workshop
On February 11, 2017 BIST hosted a ABI caregiver workshop, facilitated by: Stacy Levine of Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy … More
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