by Crash Support Network | Sep 22, 2023 | Organizations, Survivor Story
We’d finally made it. After 16 years of marriage, 5 kids in 6 years (including 2 sets of twins), health challenges galore, financial hardship… life. For the first time we finally felt like things were at that ‘point’ that we’d always wanted to get to. During COVID...
by Crash Support Network | Mar 14, 2023 | Organizations, Survivor Story
On February 22, 2016, a routine afternoon my beloved husband, father and high school math and science teacher, Tim O’Donnell as well as our 5-year-old daughter Bridget, lost their lives in a horrific car crash caused by a habitual drugged driver. My now...
by Crash Support Network | Dec 13, 2022 | Brain Injury, Organizations, Survivor Story
On August 15, 2011, Greg and I, along with our friend Jimmy, were riding our Harley Davidsons along the scenic section of highway 95, about 60 miles south of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Greg was feeling sick, probably from food poisoning contracted at a diner the...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 17, 2022 | Brain Injury, Homecare, Organizations
So it’s happened…and it’s happened to you …or someone in your family. A serious car crash or loss, or diagnosis has changed the trajectory of life as you know it right now. Aside from injuries sustained, you are riddled with emotions…maybe misplaced (or...
by Crash Support Network | Mar 10, 2022 | Organizations |
HOVITA Championing Road safety advocacy, support and protection of road crash victim’s rights in Uganda. Uganda among other countries has failed to provide effective care for road traffic victims after a crash. Thorough investigation of crash cases and...
by Crash Support Network | Mar 7, 2022 | Organizations, Survivor Story
I Pinky Swear They say your life can change in the blink of an eye…. I never really understood the true meaning of this statement until I was hit by a distracted driver 6 years ago. Looking back at the person I was, the things I could do, the plans I had for my...
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 | 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 | Dec 11, 2020 | Brain Injury, Organizations
Keep Your Head Up – Why are we so passionate about supporting concussion recovery? We have both struggled with persistent symptoms ever since sustaining sports-related concussions in high school. We both faced an uphill battle in getting the right support...