• September 15, 2015
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    Rob gives UK ABI shirt tour of TO
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    BY: AMEE LE Recently I’ve had a chance to visit England and walked through the doors of Headway Essex. Headway is a large organization which provides brain injury care and support throughout the U.K. I came in contact with Headway East London through […]

  • September 3, 2015
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    Mark Koning challenges barriers
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    BY: MERI PERRA It took time for Mark Koning to find the right cover image for his third and most recent book, Challenging Barriers and Walking the Path. First, he wanted to find a picture of himself with his dad, who died when Koning was just 13-years-old. Second, he […]

  • August 27, 2015
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    Frank Bruno does Pan Am Relay
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    BY: MERI PERRA If you’ve ever attended a BIST event, you’ve likely meet Frank Bruno. For one, Frank’s been volunteering at BIST since before day one, during our predecessor’s Head Injury Association of Toronto (HIAT) days. You can tell time by when Frank shows […]

  • August 24, 2015
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    Community integration post-ABI
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    BY: BHANU SHARMA There’s more evidence that having a spouse, and being able to stick it out for the long-run in rehab,  is good for you. Often, traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in a number of symptoms, problems, and […]

  • August 20, 2015
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    Interactions after TBI
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    BY: SABA RIZVI I think the hardest thing since acquiring my brain injury has been the inability to perform basic functions, such as reading, talking, walking, and just even being able to eat. Even now, several years later, these functions still feel […]

  • August 13, 2015
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    Q&A with Gavin James Sibayan
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    BY: CELIA M. On September 8, 2007, Sergeant Gavin James Sibayan’s life was changed forever. While on deployment in Iraq with the U.S. Army, he was the gunner for his squad when he was hit by a third improvised explosive […]

  • August 12, 2015
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    US para-cyclist Jennifer Schuble
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    WRITTEN BY: MERI PERRA; INTERVIEW BY KAROLINA URBAN If anyone does, Jennifer Schuble exemplifies the strength and never-quit, give ’em heck attitude of para-athletism. The U.S. army veteran has sustained two brain injuries – one from an accident during a hand-to-hand combat […]

  • August 12, 2015
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    Para-cyclist Marie-Claude Molnar
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    BY: KAROLINA URBAN Canadian para-cyclist Marie-Claude Molnar grew up with a dream of representing Canada at the Olympics. At the age of 29, that dream became a reality when she won a bronze medal at the London Paralympic Games. “It […]

  • August 6, 2015
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    Para-cyclist Shelley Gautier
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    BY: MERI PERRA Even compared to other elite athletes, Shelley Gautier has a mad list of accomplishments under her belt. The 46-year-old para-cyclist holds eight world titles, and recently launched her own foundation, The Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation, a Para Pan Am legacy […]

  • August 4, 2015
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    Schloss set for TO2015 Relay
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     BY: RICHARD HASKELL and MERI PERRA Paralympian Jody Schloss seems like the type who always has a lot going on. Her sport, para-equastrian dressage, is not included the Toronto Pan Am Games this summer, but that’s not stopping Schloss […]

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