When a brain injury occurs, its effects reach from the individual who sustained the injury to the family, friends, employer, and community. The effects can be physical, emotional and financial.
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Barbara Anello
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One day, brain injury may affect you.
Each year, more than 16,000 people in Ontario sustain a traumatic injury to the brain. These injuries can occur in many ways: auto accidents, on the job, or through sporting activities.
In many cases, the effects of the injury do not end at the hospital emergency room. They may result in lifelong cognitive and physical disabilities that affect not only the individual but his family friends and community.
People living with the effects of traumatic brain injury often find they need help dealing with the changes in their lives that the injury brings. Sometimes these changes bring happiness to others. Marino Boni wrote Reach for the Rainbow while recovering from a 35 foot fall off a roof.
The Brain Injury Association of North Bay and District works to assist those who live with the effects of traumatic brain injury improve their potential and lead fuller lives.
As an association composed of people who have sustained brain injuries and their families, friends, and service providers, our goals are to develop a support network; stimulate public and professional awareness of the problems associated with traumatic brain injury; and provide the social and recreational experiences needed to offset the isolation. Our association supports The Special Needs Committee of Partners in Recreation.
Because of our affiliation with the Ontario Brain Injury Association we also offer access to their awareness and prevention campaigns, educational programs and conferences, and international network of information resources.
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