One important key to surviving a TBI is being able to adapt to the many changes that a Survivor must now face. If you are a TBI Survivor you have survived something that is unbelievable. I admire your strength and courage. My mother once told me...
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A Brain Injury Survivor needs to learn how to Play to their Strengths. In fact, this is important for everyone. We have much more to gain when we focus on our strengths than if we try to repair our weaknesses. As we go through life we often...
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A Brain Injury Survivor experiences many challenges that the rest of the world may not notice. A few of the challenges that Survivors face include frequent sleep disturbances, headaches, remembering simple things, remaining organized, speech...
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We are not our Brain. This statement might sound confusing but there is a growing body of research in the neurosciences that support this claim. I see myself as a scientist working in my body’s laboratory. My Ph.D. is my ‘Personal Health...
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Many things in our world place a great emphasis on two principals: Competition and Conformity. You don’t need to be the best and . . . “Why fit in when you were born to stand out” ~ Dr. Seuss Don’t compare yourself...
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A Brain Injury Survivor has been given the opportunity to see the world from a different perspective. The only reality that we are aware of is that which we can perceive with our senses. Unfortunately, our senses are unable to perceive most of...
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What colour is this dress ? Is the dress blue and black or is it white and gold ? There was much debate on the internet about the colour of this dress. Of the people who responded to this question, 67 % stated that the dress was obviously white...
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This is a clear sign of the Universal Energy showing itself in my life. My volunteer work at St. Michael’s Hospital had me helping out for the hospital’s ‘Code Orange’ disaster simulation. The make-believe scenario was a...
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By: Anthony Aquan-Assee It is 7:30 am and a patient who had just been airlifted to St. Michael’s Trauma Hospital is being transported to the resuscitation room in the emergency department. This patient was involved in an extremely serious...
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“The more you know, the less you fear” ~ Chris Hadfield My personal experience with bright light therapy has demonstrated that regular morning use of this therapy greatly reduces any daytime sleepiness for me and it also improves my...
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The Statistics surrounding COVID-19 cases sounds quite frightening. I feel some anxiety about this pandemic as I have a compromised immune system thanks to my motorcycle accident back in 1997. In my accident, one of the injuries I...
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Meditation: Keeping my Brain quiet has helped me heal from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Meditation has been a powerful way for me to connect with the field of silent awareness underneath my thoughts. My thoughts are like bait to a fish. If I...
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