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The reason I began volunteering for BIST was:  While I was still a discharge planner at SickKids I was asked to join the awareness committee and I jumped at the opportunity. If I could pick any job in the […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Did you know April 6 is Fresh Tomato Day? And did you know ketchup can be so much more than a bottle of what you get at the grocery store? Our favourite chef Janet Craig knows […]

BY: MARK KONING If you ask me, any type of brain injury is traumatic, whether it is acquired by a motor vehicle collision, an aneurism, a viral infection etc. Living with the challenges of ABI, which can include headaches, […]

BY: ROBIN LY Toronto’s Recollectiv is not your typical musical troop. It is a group where people living with conditions such as dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired brain injury (ABI), Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease can come together to create […]

BY: CHEF JANET CRAIG February 4 is Homemade Soup Day! And Janet Craig has a great, hearty homemade soup for you – enjoy! Ten whole cloves or two whole heads, cleaned Four cleaned, washed leeks, chopped Three yellow or white […]

BY: CHEF JANET CRAIG Just on time for Super Bowl Weekend – or if that isn’t your thing – a Valentine’s / Anti-Valentine’s feast – our favourite chef Janet Craig brings you Baked Cocoa Wings! This is a ‘rub’ […]

BY: MERI PERRA Tuesday, March 19, 2013, an adventurous ski getaway in Whistler, B.C. changed the course of Michael Levine’s life forever. A Class 2 avalanche struck while Levine, along with his brother and a friend, were hiking up […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Soup makes winter better, which is one reason why January is Soup Month. To help you partake, our favourite Chef Janet Craig has created this easy Pho Soup recipe. Give it a try, and cook up […]

BY: ALISON Without lights and sounds associating with gaming apps or consoles, board games are less stimulating than other activities and require very little physical exertion. They were among very few things that I was able to do during the acute […]

BY: MELINDA EVANS Ask any dietitian, and they’ll probably tell you that their clients are asking them about the ketogenic diet more than any other recent ‘fad’ diet. Popular headlines have proclaimed it the miracle diet to shed weight, boost energy, […]