The devastation of a brain injury for residents of Ontario and others across the country can be life-changing. In an instant, a person’s life can shatter via a car accident, a football injury or a fall off a stepladder. The medical community has placed increasing attention on the problem of brain injuries, especially in the last three decades. Advances in research and technology mean that people who might have previously died will now live. However, the cost in terms of finances, social changes and mental effects can be enormous.

It is estimated that 44 new cases of brain injury occur each day in Ontario. A brain injury can occur when a person suffers trauma or has the oxygen supply to the brain cut off. In most cases, brain injuries occur in accidents of some sort that may have been caused by the injured individual or someone else. In other cases, the person may have suffered a stroke or other medical emergency that cut off oxygen to the brain.