Monthly Archives: March 2019
What a lovely evening! I was treated to a delicious dinner at the Courtyard Bistro in Pembroke. There were about 14 women there; it was wonderful to be able to chat before my presentation. Ginette accompanied me to Algonquin College where the presentation was to take place. We laughed a lot on the trip over – I’ll just say that we got there via a very roundabout route….
There were SO many people in attendance! It was a pleasure to talk to such a receptive crowd and to answer their questions at the end. My only regret is that I didn’t bring more books (I had 17 with me). I could have sold at least another 10. I hope that all those who didn’t buy a book ordered one online. Thank you Cathy for organising such a successful evening.
PINK Concussions is the FIRST EVER non-profit organization with a highly personal and urgent mission to improve the pre-injury education and post-injury medical care for women and girls challenged by brain injury including concussion incurred from sport, violence, accidents or military service.
I was a member of the panel of women at a pre-conference symposium at the International Brain Injury Conference in Toronto in March, 2019.
The PINK Concussions Symposium was an afternoon scientific presentations of the sex and gender differences in female brain injury from medical experts along with a panel of women patients. Speakers from Canada, America, UK and Australia shared research from their countries on female athletes and non-athletes.The all-female patient panel, of which I was a member, shared their lived experiences of brain injury. It consisted of a cross-section of injuries from sports, domestic violence, work-related injuries, accidents, and military service. The goal of blending scientific findings from experts with the patient’s experience/perspective was to help translate research data into actionable-change in the clinical practice of the medical professionals attending the conference.
Last night, Wednesday, March 6th 2019, I spoke at the Brockville Newcomers’ Club monthly meeting. My contact, Gina Taggart-Budde, was readily available during the month leading up to the meeting, so I felt welcomed before I had even arrived at the Brockville Country Club. After a delicious dinner, I was ‘on stage’. Before I started, Gina’s husband Michael had made sure my Powerpoint would run smoothly, and it did. After the presentation, there were questions, then people bought books.
Thank you for making me feel so welcome. Your group is wonderful. No wonder that ‘newcomers’ (several years old) never leave! You’re fortunate to have such an organisation.
