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...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 2, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story
This Life Husband, father, writer… infrequent and at least 55% impaired. Impaired as in injured, damaged, diminished, less than whole. Please be patient, I’m still getting used to my new brain. I have no answers, no advice, no guidance. All I have is a...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 2, 2021 | Brain Injury, Support Groups
For many traumatic brain injury survivors, the world had stopped long before the planes were grounded and the restaurants were closed to curb the spread of Covid-19. In March 2020, we watched as everyone’s plans, vacations, routines, movie nights, hobbies, and...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 2, 2021 | Legal, Survivor Story
On August 7, 2008, a woman passed out at the wheel of an SUV. She crossed the center line, and struck a minivan driven by a 17-year-old girl. The woman had two prior impaired driving convictions. She was drunk and her blood tested positive for the presence of...
by Crash Support Network | May 4, 2021 | Crash Survivor Blog
Have you been stuck in traffic due to a motor vehicle crash? I think it’s easy to say that we all have and when we are, we must all try our best to think of those that are involved as no one wakes up and says “today is a day that I will get into a...