Stories of Brain Injury
People living with brain injury and their families are sharing their personal stories with Brain Injury Canada to provide hope and support to those across Canada who are having similar experiences.
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I’m a 69 year old widower, a retired school principal, and classical violinist and trumpeter, and had been riding motorcycles for the past 55 years prior to my accident. When I was riding down the highway a year ago, I T-boned a truck that blew a stop sign when it...Read More
My Massive Type 1 Meningioma [brain tumour] was diagnosed when I was 70 years old, having been growing for over half my life. By 2019 it was the size of a large grapefruit. My tumour had been growing for over 40 years. I had 80% removed with the remaining 20%...Read More
Please be aware: before you keep reading, there is a mention of gun violence. On September 25, 1989, when I was 16 years old, I was shot in the cerebellum with a .22 rifle loaded with a mushroom shell. My memories of that morning are not completely clear. I remember...Read More
Eleven years ago, in February of 2013, I was in a car accident. Somehow it always feels important to me to mention that it was not my fault! I am very lucky in that my symptoms, although they are ongoing, were never as challenging as some people experience. This allows...Read More
Please note: the following story mentions assault and violence. I was a victim of a serious assault that caused me a life-threatening injury 10 years ago. While out with friends in downtown Victoria one night, a man ran up behind me and struck me in the back of the head...Read More
I was injured frequently as a result of multiple and hard impacts to my head during a boxing career, when I was of school age and into my early 20’s. I did not have the knowledge as to the severity of the injuries at the time or the importance of...Read More
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