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Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor Stays Positive

Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor Stays Positive

  On 8/23/2008, I was a passenger in a serious one-vehicle rollover accident that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury.  The driver was drunk, 6 people packed into a single cab truck (4 in front and 2 in the bed), and a story that was rumored was that we...

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Missed Phone Calls Can Make Your Heart Skip a Beat

Missed Phone Calls Can Make Your Heart Skip a Beat

  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...

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When Your Loved One is Admitted to Intensive Care

When Your Loved One is Admitted to Intensive Care

  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...

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Learning How to Use a New Cell Phone Can Be A Daunting Task

Learning How to Use a New Cell Phone Can Be A Daunting Task

  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...

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Brain Injury – Free & Accessible Support

Brain Injury – Free & Accessible Support

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 are...

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A Home For Your Complex Feelings During Recovery from a TBI

A Home For Your Complex Feelings During Recovery from a TBI

  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...

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Grief Empowers Attorney to Understand his Clients

Grief Empowers Attorney to Understand his Clients

  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...

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Driver Rehabilitation Can Be Beneficial After a Crash

Driver Rehabilitation Can Be Beneficial After a Crash

Driver Rehabilitation can be beneficial to many drivers with medical conditions especially if you are recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident. There may be psychological as well as physical barriers to recovery, and how a person copes or deals...

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Talk Crash to Me – New Book Written by a Crash Survivor

Talk Crash to Me – New Book Written by a Crash Survivor

  Talk Crash to Me is a phrase I have used several times since I became a crash survivor.  Next month it will be two years since the launch of the Crash Support Network’s website and as the site continues to get noticed and builds tremendous traffic as well as...

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Travelling While Recovering

Travelling While Recovering

Travelling while recovering from a motor vehicle crash can be difficult but it is possible. For those of us who are recovering from a collision, we are aware of the conflicting emotions when planning a trip or vacation.  Your family wants to escape, the kids are...

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Amputee Finds Her True Passion By Helping Others

Amputee Finds Her True Passion By Helping Others

An extraordinary woman who is also an amputee shares her journey with us.  On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, Kayce Kerr was in a near fatal car accident along I-95 returning from Thanksgiving weekend in Maryland with her family. Rescue crews worked for over 2 hours in an...

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Let’s Talk Distracted Driving – The Cause of My Crash

Let’s Talk Distracted Driving – The Cause of My Crash

  How many times have you been driving next to a car only to look over and see them staring down into their lap?  I cannot begin to tell you how many times I continue to see it and find myself asking, “Why”?  By now, we have all heard about the dangers of driving...

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Mother Learns to Walk Again – Same Time As Her Toddler

Mother Learns to Walk Again – Same Time As Her Toddler

Life changing crash leaves mother learning how to walk again at the same time as her 15 month old son.  Watching your child take their first steps is an emotional milestone for any parent but for Rowena Owen, its even more significant because she is learning to walk...

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There is No Excuse to Drive Impaired

There is No Excuse to Drive Impaired

  There is no excuse to drive impaired and I am hoping by writing this blog, it will shed some light on how impaired drivers are a serious risk to everyone on our roads.  As we are out driving, we always encounter reckless drivers. Most rant and rave when a...

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