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BY: MERI PERRA It’s possible the expression, keep soldiering on was created for people just like Corporal David Macdonald. In recent years, Macdonald has climbed the Himalayas, run two half-marathons and he just completed his first full marathon. He continues to serve in the Canadian […]

BY: MARK KONING In 1978, when I was six years of age, I was admitted to the hospital with a viral brain infection, known as encephalitis. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain, caused either by an infection invading the […]

At our October community meeting, BIST member Shireen Jeejeebhoy spoke to us about her concerns with the change of TTC subway line names to numbers. To summarize, Shireen thinks the subway line renaming, and TTC signage, create cognitive and navigational challenges for […]

BY: COIRE LANGHAM Since I woke up mostly blind in the hospital, my idea of vision has been changing. Once all the swelling went down, slowly over the course of a few weeks, I was left with a left […]

BY: BHANU SHARMA If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re familiar with the fact that injuries to specific areas of the brain result in specific impairments, such as vision loss or memory problems. The brain is a complex organ made up of […]

BY: COIRE LANGHAM People are wondering, ‘Can he speak? Does he have 100 per cent mental capacity?’ The truth is, I never did. I might even be a few points higher. The things we find humorous are inconsistent and strange. Perhaps […]

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS How can we survive, and perhaps even find happiness after experiencing loss or trauma ?This is a question that has fascinated me ever since surviving my traumatic brain injury almost four years ago. I reviewed the […]

BY: SOPHIA VOUMVAKIS After sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2011 I was blessed to be referred to a wonderful cccupational therapist who helped me to firstly understand what had happened to me, secondly, helped me to develop strategies to deal […]

BY: KAROLINA URBAN On October 15th, BIST is hosting a free speaker forum on Neuroplasticity and Brain Fitness, with Dr. Peter Rumney, the physician director of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team at Holland Bloorview; Dr. Robin Green, Canada Research Chair and Senior Scientist at Toronto […]