• March 4, 2015
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    Frank’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    I graduated from Durham College in 1983 in Sports Administration. I was awarded the honour of being named Male Athlete of the Year. This included winning the Provincial Basketball Championships in O.C.A.A. Tier 2; being named to the Championship […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Celia’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    Somewhere between being struck by a car and the ambulance ride to the hospital, I seem to have lost my life and who I was. The past 4 ½ years have been dedicated to putting me back together – […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Shireen’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    I Am A Survivor Journeying to Thriver My name is Shireen Jeejeebhoy. And I am a survivor. That sounds a bit like an alcoholic introducing herself at an AA meeting. But my injury was wholly involuntary — I had […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Sarah’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    I sustained my injury at the age of 19, on January 13, 1994 in a downhill ski race at Mont. Saint Anne Ski Resort in Quebec. Travelling at the approximate speed of 100-120km an hour with almost flawless technique, […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Ian’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    Brain injury and intimacy: A gay perspective G. Ian Bowles was 37 and living in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2001 when his vehicle hydroplaned during a thunderstorm. He slammed sideways into a bridge support and was in coma for […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Deborah’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    BIST: How did you sustain your brain injury? On my last run of the day on a baby/intermediate hill (I was not a great skier) I lost control and skied off the side of the mountain. I landed six to […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Susan’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    When hoping turns to coping: A BIST member’s story My brain injury occurred on August 17, 1974. It was amazing, if I can use a three syllable word for something which changed me and took a bunch of my […]

  • March 4, 2015
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    Mary Lou’s Story
    Survivor Stories

    In 1974, I was on a retreat for my Grade 13 class in Mississauga, Ontario, when I was hit by a brain haemorrhage.  KAPOW!!!  Was I ever hit.  I was in hospital for two months and in a children’s […]