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 ...

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 ...

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