Brain Injury Society of Toronto
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Project by Stella Y.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Project by Shannon Y.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Project by Andrea M.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Worried buy Galmorous
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
I fell off a veranda (porch). I broke my back and I was in a coma in 2012.
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
I had 5 strokes over the course of 10 years – my whole left side was paralyzed, but now it mostly okay. It’s slightly weak but I can walk.
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I used yellow paint to show my determination and how focused I am.
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
I had a stroke 9 months ago at 79 years old.
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The red and green represents the Welsh flag of Wales as I lived there for 24 years, then I came to Canada. I was part of the UK 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games for Track and field. I was also a part of the Bath Rugby team. I was a software engineer at the Royal Bank. Before the accident I felt able to do things and decisive. Since my stroke I feel annoyed, frustrated and worried.
Project by David M.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Project by Guy A.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Don’t ask the mask. It’s something else behind the mask, another story behind the mask…the whole other story of me.
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Project by Kim G.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
My motor vehicle accident was in New Zealand when I was 26. I had 39 surgeries, several strokes, and I use a wheelchair to get around. I am 58 now.
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Colour being blue signifies sadness to me. The darker colour represents the change in weather and mood. The yellow signifies that there is some brightness shining through. The airplane signifies travel; I left Canada, to the other side of the world, to a foreign country. The gag, first when I went to New Zealand I was welcomes with open arms, after the accident that changed. Each word represents something in my storm that I have lost. I lost my kids and family, all these words signify loss. The light shining through, the yellow, is when something is bringing me up instead of tearing me down. I have tried to show people that if I can do what I am doing, they can also do it.
Project by Mercedes P.
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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I had an aneurysm 4 years ago, I was 53. As an Asian Filipino Canadian, I’d like to share with everybody the Philippine flag. That’s what I would like to show on my mask. I painted the sun because it remind me of feeling powerful. Thank y so much for the opportunity to express my imagination. I am proud to be in the CHIRS community. I enjoy all the time I spend at CHIRS, the people, all the staff. They are all so friendly.
Project by Neil
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
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My mask, my story, my life – My life, my story, my mask.
Project by Tanya
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
Bike accident in Vegas
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My mask makes me feel Loved, Positive and Happy. I am sick but I am getting better every day. I am loved by my family and friends. I am positive.
Project by Demelin
Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
I was in a car accident on the highway in 2014. I was 39.
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The top of my mask represents broken glass because my brain feels like that. I cannot bring back it’s original form. The rest of my mask looks “normal” because from the outside you cannot tell that I have an invisible injury. Don’t be tricked by outside appearances. You never know what people are dealing with on the inside. My faith has strengthened from this and I am thankful for what I have.
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)
Cause of Injury
I received a concussion January 2016. I was re-concussed in November 2016. I have been living with Post-Concussion syndrome ever since.
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Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)