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BY: JULIA RENAUD On the evening of July 25th I had the pleasure of attending a BIST Community Meeting unlike any I’ve been to before, the BIST Summer Picnic! This meeting was very special for many reasons: it only comes […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Dare we say it?  With the new school year just around the corner, breakfast is about to get a lot more hectic for some of us. And even if you, or no one in your household […]

BY: ALISON Studies have long shown that sleep deprivation, especially when chronic, can have detrimental effects to our health. Just to name a few, poor sleep quality can impair brain activity, cognitive function, decision-making, concentration, learning, memory, balance, coordination, and […]

BY: ALYSON ROGERS A brain injury can come with a variety of symptoms, from visual disturbances to changes in personality. I have a diffuse axonal injury – a fancy term for damage to tissue in multiple regions of the […]

BY: JULIA RENAUD I’m pretty sure I know what you’re thinking right about now:  what on earth is face mapping? Those were my thoughts exactly, and to put this question at bay, Amee Le, occupational therapist and founder of […]

BY: LEAH DANIELLE KARMONA Living life with a brain injury is difficult. People who do should be commended for trying their best and never ridiculed for their situation. Everything takes more time to do. Depending on which part of the […]

BY: JULIA RENAUD During this sunny time of year, the days are long, the weather is warmer, and the flowers are wonderfully fragrant and in bloom. The true question is: do you take the time to smell the roses? […]

BY: ALYSON ROGERS June is here and that means Brain Injury Awareness Month is here once again. Last year, I wrote a post about how awareness isn’t enough and we need to see action, in particular in terms of how concussions […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Although I usually post recipes I thought June being Brain Injury Awareness Month, I would talk about how I got here. Back in 1991, when I was just 40-years-old (yes, you can do the math), I […]

BY: MARK KONING Dear Brain Injury, Where did you come from? I never asked for you. You snuck into my head and caused a great deal of damage when I was a young boy, defenceless to your attack. You […]