Other Place of Interest
These links are to other groups, services, and resources that might be of interest to you.
Feel free to let us know of great links we could add to these! (Or if any of these turn out to be not so great! Horrors!)
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Links to Folks Writing about Life with A Brain Injury
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"Mimi" writes a fabulous blog on free site called Gaia - anyone can start a blog and more here for free! Mimi's posts are wonderful, warm, witty, honest, witty, with new links, personal reflections,...did I say witty?
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Jean says this about her blog "November 2007 I had an aneurism, or a massive stroke when a blood vessel burst in the left side of my brain. Calling on my right brain to compensate has been a profoundly interesting experience - thus, the "right brain cafe"
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"Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a hollywood movie. A champion cross country skier training for the winter Olympics, her life was irrevocably altered when she was run over by a truck during a training bicycle ride to the Blue Mountains. "
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Teresa's story of living with a husband who has sustained multiple brain injuries. Sharing "through our own experiences and through the use of inspiration and suggestions for positive thinking. Each day is a day to be lived, not to simply be endured".
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On-Line Brain Injury Support Groups
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BrainLine.org addresses preventing, treating, and living with traumatic brain injury & exists to bring survivors, family members and supporters together to share their stories, tips, and advice. They have Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter groups.
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Ok, not specific to brain injury -- but that can be a good thing! Experience Project is a place to connect anonymously about experiences, your goals (and get advice from people who've been there), start a blog, etc. etc. Read more at this link!
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Learning About the Brain and Brain Injury
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...plus something for everyone connected with brain injury.
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Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists offers research, education, and advocacy training to all in this field. CBIS and CBIT are their "specialist" credentials for people working with individuals living with brain injury.
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The Sport Concussion Library offers a wealth of information on the topic of sport concussion. It has information for all audiences from a number of sources: articles, videos, legislation, and more!
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Collection of links from brain injury to rehabilitation submitted by one of our readers -- thanks Esther!
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Toronto Resources
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto - BIST supports ABI survivors and their family members. Members are children, parents, teens, spouses, and grandparents. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in brain injury.
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ESS Support Services and Possibilities are collaborating to offer an adult day service program specifically targeting older adults who are living with the effects of an acquired brain injury.
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Community-Building
Folks with strategies to create more and better connections between us-
The goal of ItStartsWith.Us is to build a global community of individuals focused on making a positive impact in the lives of the people around them. Each and every one of us has the ability to change the world by touching lives in this way. And when we
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Supporters of Possibilities
Many services support the building of Possibilities. Here are links to some.-
Providing quality IT services to keep Possibilities connected.
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Our Funder
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Funding support provided by the Toronto Central LHIN. The views expressed on this website are the views of abi Possibilities Inc. and do not necessarily reflect those of the LHIN or the Government of Ontario.
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