Returning to Life is a video podcast series presented by the BC Brain Injury Association sharing real stories of resilience and rediscovery after brain injury. In each episode, we will hear from survivors who are finding their way back to work, love, creativity,...
The Nature of Caregiving Providing care for our loved ones is something we do. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, and friends rally to be with a loved one who is ill or injured. Caregiving may span years if the illness is chronic or terminal or the...
The statistics given to couples following a brain injury are horrible and terrifying. They are told that upwards of 90% of marriages end in divorce after a spouse sustains a brain injury. I say—boldly—90%...
A Silent Struggle Video Series: Stories for Caregivers Brain injuries are not isolated events that have a single impact - their ripples extend beyond the survivor. Some of the under told stories are of the parents, siblings, partners, neighbours, children, and chosen...
In March 2022, Bruce Willis’ family announced on social media that he is stepping away from a long career as an actor following a diagnosis of aphasia. Willis’ family, in the past, had made comments on the actor’s memory challenges. The Los Angeles Times reported that...