Our community blog page is a collective of stories, articles and important discussion topics put forth by the Headsup Concussion Advocacy Network. We are so grateful to have so many amazing advocates and writers who are passionate about sharing their experiences and perspectives of concussions. Our blog is an amazing lived experience resource that touches upon several different aspects of the concussion recovery experience. Each story will provide you with a unique perspective that may help people going through an brain injury of their own. Please feel free to leave comments on each blog post and give feedback on how the article may have helped you or stimulated curiosity in a new area. Happy reading!
Suffered my first concussion back when I was in grade 10 (approximately 10 years ago) from a snowboarding accident and sustained even more in the following two years through playing rugby, ultimately leading to missed school, giving up contact sports, and managing prolonged symptoms even up to today.
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