by Daniel Corrin | Jun 11, 2013 | News & Research
Last Friday a West Vancouver teenager was critically injured in a longboarding accident when he collided with a vehicle. The teen sustained severe head injuries and remains in intensive care. This is the fifth longboarding accident to occur in West Vancouver in the...
by Daniel Corrin | May 28, 2013 | Community Events & Programs
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada. To raise awareness of the causes and impact of brain injuries, organizations throughout British Columbia are hosting events and fundraising activities, including: Brain Injury Film Festival Wheel, Walk, Run for Brain...
by Daniel Corrin | May 19, 2013 | Community Events & Programs, Living with Brain Injury
After sustaining a hairline fracture to her femur, Jennifer Weterings was admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital. Within 24 hours she had developed progressive multi-organ failure, due to severe sepsis, secondary to MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). Her...
by Daniel Corrin | May 13, 2013 | Community Events & Programs
I’ve just returned from a fantastic holiday in Maui, Hawaii. Although I was surrounded by spectacular Hawaiian landscape, I couldn’t help but notice something(s) that detracted from its beauty… NO ONE WAS WEARING HELMETS! All around me, people were...
by Daniel Corrin | May 7, 2013 | Community Events & Programs, News & Research
The Spring 2013 issue of Headline Magazine is now available. Headline is an excellent source of news, events and research for the BC brain injury community. The magazine is produced quarterly by Mike Rossiter and Janelle Breese Biagioni. In this issue: The BC Brain...