"These days, we take pride in being tough enough to inflict pain on others. If an older usage were still in force, whereby being tough consisted or enduring pain rather than imposing it on others, we should perhaps think twice before so callously valuing efficiency over compassion." - Tony Judt, Ill Fares the Land This is a ...

After I spoke on Saturday, June 4 at the Battery Hotel in St. John's, Dr. Falah Maroun, a neurosurgeon in St. John's, spoke too.He spoke about the need for rest after concussion and the need to raise awareness of such a prevalent brain injury. Here are the 4 parts of his talk: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-0caoev4Lo&feature=related Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM8jUPRXx1s&feature=related Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKrTTU4a3Y0&feature=related Part ...

The youtube videos below are to part of the talk I gave on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Battery Hotel in St. John's, NL.  This talk was set up by the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association, of which I am on the board. Here are 3 parts of my speech. (15:13, 11:30 and ...

NLBIA June 42011 poster

Good, bad or indifferent, consequences are whatever happens next. The first time I ever truly had the wind knocked out of myself happened when I was a kid (probably 8 or younger), in one of those 'seemed like a good idea at the time' moments. For me, climbing trees was less a hobby and more a ...

After being ignored for far too long, concussions and brain injury seem to have been rightfully recognized as the most important issue in contact sports. However, even the medical community is quick to note the dearth of good information about brain injuries. After my cycling accident and subsequent coma almost 8 years ago, the information ...

Hockey, football and soccer players have come together to make this great site. Check it out!

This looks like it could be very helpful!

In June, the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association, of which I am on the Board, is holding a symposium-type event to discuss brain injury, who it effects and how we think we can help people in the province. I have been asked to talk about my experiences, so right now, I am writing and ...

...and now I have to wait. (I have to try) The surgeon was optimistic at my post-op appointment, so that's good. The surgery was intense, or so I'm told. I wouldn't know, I was out. Just before I went into the operating room for my surgery, the anesthetist was doing his pre-op routine, looking at a ...