I haven't written a post in a long time, but I was still writing. In October I started writing a manuscript for what I hope will be a book about my cross Canada bike trip in 2002, my bike accident and brain injury in 2003 and how my life has changed since then. I finished ...
This isn’t about Tebow…but it kinda is
On Sunday I watched the Denver Brocncos score 10 points in a little over 2 minutes to tie the Chicago Bears and then win in overtime. This is an impressive comeback, but it wouldn't be so believably unbelievable had it not involved the Broncos and their quarterback Tim Tebow. Last week Chuck Klosterman wrote an ...
The concussion Tipping Point
In The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, he notes that there are 3 rules of epidemics (in this case, the galvanizing of support for concussion awareness/understanding): 1) the Law of the Few, 2) the Stickiness Factor, 3) the Power of Context. Concussions and all brain injury are issues that need to become epidemics to gain any real ...
Crosby has patience. What about the sports media?
It was really exciting seeing Crosby score his first (and second) goal and play so well the entire night! One thing that many in the sports media overlook, however, is the importance of fatigue with brain injury. I don't know how much fatigue has effected Crosby, but I would caution them that even though he can ...
Lucic hit on Miller: Penalize or Punish?
I was at the game in Boston on Saturday, November 12, 2011, so I saw the play in which Milan Lucic crushed goalie Ryan Miller. Immediately there was a quick groan in the crowd around me. My friends know the seriousness of major strikes to the head better than most people, so they could see ...
Stopconcussions.com Event!
Stopconcussions.com - New Initiatives Announced to Reduce the Incidences and Treat Concussive Injuries in Sport MEDIA INVITE                     MEDIA INVITE                        MEDIA INVITE Toronto, On November 14, 2011:  Former NHL player Keith Primeau & stopconcussions.com are hosting a media event to announce new initiatives in the battle to reduce the incidences and accurately treat dangerous concussions in sport. The following initiatives ...
Symptoms & Perspective
Symptoms with which I am familiar are primarily dizziness and fatigue. The biggest symptoms I deal with are my balance/movement and double vision, but apart from immediate visions problems most people have after a brain injury, I think balance /movement and double vision lasting over 8 years is more specific to serious brain injuries, so ...
Observations
I watch Jersey Shore. I am neither proud nor ashamed of that. I just watch it. I doubt I'd watch it the same way if I hadn't done a biology degree. Everything from examining ecosystems and watching vigilance behaviour to detailing the lives of fruit flies was based on objective observation. It is with that ...
What can sport teach society about brain injury?
After all of the attention paid to concussions over the past year, it seems that sports, notably football and hockey at the youth and pro levels, are the some of the few aspects of society that are beginning to comprehend that a concussion is a brain injury. Sports leagues across North America are focusing more ...
Post-concussion symptoms, see concussion symptoms
I was brain injured in 2003 while cycling in Victoria, BC. Concussions are also known as mild traumatic brain injuries and while what I sustained was a coma-inducing severe traumatic brain injury, from what I hear, and what makes sense to me, there seem to be many overlapping symptoms. I read about how Marc Savard has ...