by Crash Support Network | Nov 22, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog
Missed phone calls from a family member at an odd time of the day can make you anxious. Recently I woke up to see four missed phone calls from someone that generally doesn’t call. What would be the first thing that would come to your mind? Missed phone calls...
by Crash Support Network | Oct 17, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog
When you receive a call that that your loved one has been admitted to an intensive care unit, your world starts to shrink around you and there is truly no other feeling like it. You begin to feel a roller coaster of emotions, from fear to anger to sadness. It...
by Crash Support Network | Oct 11, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog
Nine years ago next month, I was on my way to work when my life took a different turn. I didn’t make it into work and instead found myself being transported to a trauma hospital with multiple injuries due to a horrific motor vehicle crash. I vaguely remember...
by Crash Support Network | Oct 6, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog
I am determined to make sure that every crash survivor that is recovering will not feel as alone as I did when I started my recovery journey.
by Crash Support Network | Sep 14, 2021 | Brain Injury, Organizations
The Brain Injury Society of Toronto – FREE & Accessible Support to Those Living With the Effects of Brain Injury Despite the fact that brain injury is more prevalent than rates of MS, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined, many people living with brain injury...
by Crash Support Network | Sep 11, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story
It was a cold, rainy night, at least it sounded of rain. I was trapped, laying on my back in a box car of a train. Pinned down on my back, unable to get up. I couldn’t see the restraints, like a turtle on its back – straining but never getting up. There...
by Crash Support Network | Sep 10, 2021 | Survivor Story
Have you ever asked how a good God could let bad things happen? Where is God in the midst of suffering? Is there any hope left for me? One moment Caitie Crowley was an ordinary 24-year-old driving home from work, and then next moment her life would be changed forever....
by Crash Support Network | Jun 3, 2021 | Driving, Organizations
Driving in the Real World: What the Motorist Handbooks Don’t Tell You People often ask me how I became a traffic safety advocate, and it’s an unlikely story. I’ve adored cars since I was a child, when I dreamed of becoming an automotive designer. Like many...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 2, 2021 | Survivor Story
Life-changing crash leaves survivor wondering if she could have had a normal life. September 29, 2018 started out as an ordinary day, but ended in a tragedy of twisted metal and pain. I met my boyfriend a few months earlier so the relationship was new; still in...