Brain Injury Awareness from a Traumatic Brain Injury Bloomer Perspective

It messes you up this invisible injury. Making decisions and solving problems takes a lot of energy which can be challenging for people with TBI.

A Lifetime of Concussions

Jeff spent 4 years in the 1980s racing Enduro Stock Cars, which he says are the ‘lowest, cheapest, and by far the most aggressive division in short track stock car racing.’ Back then, drivers were allowed to crash into each other going 100 km/hr. Add on years of hockey and a car collision, and that’s a lot of hits to the head. Read Jeff’s story about living with Traumatic Brain Injury.

I am

I am introducing myself with two of these powerful words: “I am.” (What you choose to add after them could change your destiny for the day, for the months to come and for the rest of your life).

This day was unlike any other

BY: STELLA SLOAN This day was unlike any other. It was New Years Day; January 1, 1982 and I was …

My name is Jaru and I am a brain injury survivor

BY: JARU My name is Jaru and I am a brain injury survivor. My name is Jaru and I am …

Why I stopped asking ‘what if’

BY: STEVEN EDELMAN I imagine Bill Buckner must have repeatedly asked the ‘What if?’ question to himself for years after the …

How Five Feet Apart — a story about Cystic Fibrosis – is relevant today

BY: HILARY PEARSON One thing most of us have learnt during this pandemic: germs can spread as far as six …

Logan: my story of living with multiple concussions

BY: LOGAN JUNG-RITCHIE Hello everyone, my name is Logan and I live and work here in Toronto with my wife …

Why I spend (most of) my weekends at home after brain injury

BY: ALYSON ROGERS A brain injury can come with a variety of symptoms, from visual disturbances to changes in personality. …

I’ve had 4 brain injuries in 10 years – and I’ve met so many doctors who still don’t understand how to treat ABI

BY: ALYSON ROGERS June is here and that means Brain Injury Awareness Month is here once again. Last year, I wrote …