The final part of the series on brain injury. Thank you Tara! Read part 2 of Tara's series: http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-04-11/article-2417099/Taking-on-the-old-hag/1 http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-04-09/article-2414575/Probing-the-brain/1 Part 4 of the brain injury series

I haven't posted in a while, for no other reason than I didn't feel like it. I'm not nervous or anxious, but I would like to get this over with and see how everything turns out. On Friday, April 8, I will be undergoing my 3rd eye surgery in a year to see if we (the ...

Read about David McGuire who is planning to run from St. John's, NL to Victoria, BC to raise awareness of brain injury: http://www.runtoremember.com/    

So let me get this straight: No cursing on TV, no nudity, no drug or alcohol use, because kids may see it and 'get the wrong idea'. However, it's ok to show a man nearly get killed. On the news, there's often a warning that the upcoming story may contain scenes that are "not suitable ...

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"How has your life changed since your brain injury?" I've been asked this question many times - often not that phrasing verbatim, but with the same intent. It's asked by people who genuinely want to know, are interested in the answer, and/or are trying to better understand my mindset. It's better that I acknowledge their good intentions ...

...it'll change everything! Or nothing. Who knows! I've had double vision since I came out of my coma in August 2003. I'm not going to lie, it sucks. However, if my April eye surgery works (my third in a year), it won't fix it entirely, but it will mean that the two overlapping images I see ...

I am also writing on The Concussion Blog - 'Hockey's Wandering Gaze' My most recent post on The Concussion Blog : Better concussion policy - NFL, NHL or MTV? Feb 22, 2011

Normally I'll be writing about professional sports and concussion, but this time I just want to write some stuff down that may or may not make sense to anyone else. I just started reading a book by Chuck Klosterman and I thought how good, how much of a release it must be to just write thoughts ...

Imagine a week with no NFL to watch. Sounds like any week from February (after the Super Bowl) to August  (preseason, which no one watches). Astonishingly, every year, fans return to watch games and buy merchandise. They've somehow survived the arduous 6-7 month off-season. For their part, the NFL team owners and the league have ...