BIAOV
COMMUNIQUE
www.biaov.com March 2016 Spring Issue [email protected]
Phone: 613-233-8303 300-211 Bronson Avenue Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5 Fax 613-233-8422
Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa
Valley
Spring Education Day
When: Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Where: The Bronson Centre: 211 Bronson Avenue, Room 222
Registration: 9:00 – 9:30
Workshops: 9:30 – 2:00
Session 1. Money Management and Budgeting. 9:30 – 10:30
Presented by Jeri Bittorf of K3C Credit Counselling
Topics include credit, planning for the unexpected, budgeting
Break: 10:30 – 11:00
Session 2. Brain/Body Nutrition 11:00 – 12:00
Presented by Ottawa Public Health-Community Food Advisor –
Smart Eating for a Healthy Body and Brain – Healthy Snacking
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 Please note: there will be a $3.00 charge for lunch
to help defray costs.
Session 3. Exercise and Stretching. 1:00 – 2:00
Brandi Cowl will lead a gentle exercise and stretching class, and
speak on meditation and focusing the mind
Evaluation: 2:00 – 2:30
RSVP: confirm your attendance by April 22nd
For further information on Spring Education Day, please contact
Wendy (BIAOV) at 613-233-8303
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Any donation to help defray costs
would be greatly appreciated.
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Spring Education Day Registration Form
Last Name: First Name:
Address: Telephone #
E-Mail: Survivor or Family member:
Inside the March Newsletter:
Fundraising Dinner 3-4
Golf Tourney Ahead,
Income Tax Clinics 5
Brain Basics,
Road Safety 6
Kevin Dooley 7
Member Profile 8-9
Cognitive Corner 10
Walking Group 11
Niagara Trip 12
Concussion Corner,
Mindfulness and ABI 13-17
Calendar 18-19
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Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I would like to thank everyone who attended or sponsored our 9th Annual Fundraising Dinner. It is only with the support of the community that we can continue to provide service to survivors of brain injury and their families. Special thanks to Veronique Soucy, from 94.5 uniqueFM for acting as the MC for the evening and for sharing her personal story and to Ruth Wilcock, Executive Director, Ontario Brain Injury Association, for her enlightening address on “The Importance of Community”. We would especially like to thank our title sponsor, Burn Tucker Lachaîne LLP for once again putting an enjoyable event together. This could not have happened without the efforts of Colleen Burn, Nicole McMullen, Lori Mitchell, and their team of office volunteers, together with the entire Fundraising Committee. Congratulations to all of the lottery winners, the name of which can be found on the website. Sincerely, Wendy Charbonneau, President
Suite 300, 211 Bronson Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1R 6H7
Telephone: (613) 233-8303
Fax: (613) 233-8422
Website: www.biaov.org
Email: [email protected]
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Thank you to our Fundraising Dinner
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Disclaimer:
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Association of the Ottawa Valley (BIAOV). BIAOV will not be liable for any
damages or losses howsoever sustained as a result of the reliance on or use by a
reader or any other person of the information, opinion, or products expressed,
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Golf Tourney Coming Soon
Income Tax Clinics
To qualify for services, individuals must usually meet the following criteria:
simple tax situation
low income (maximum income varies by organization)
interest income of less than $1,000; no capital gains; no rental income
The following categories are excluded: individuals who are self-employed, bankrupted,
deceased; businesses.
Clinics are free – donations welcome. Some organizations offer services to all residents
of the City of Ottawa; others are limited to a geographic area.
What to bring: All relevant tax documents, including your last return and a 2015 tax form.
Information on Clinics: 613-598-3968 or 1-800-959-8281
Volunteer tax preparation clinics are generally offered February through April at various
locations. You can also check at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/vlntr/clncs/on-eng.html
Canada Revenue Agency Contact Information:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cntct/phn-eng.html
TIPS (Tax Information Phone Service): 1-800-267-6999
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Important Changes to the Highway Traffic Act
New rules at pedestrian crossovers and school crossings
As of January 1st, 2016, drivers (including cyclists) must stop and yield the whole roadway at pedestrian crossovers and school crossings where there is a crossing guard displaying a school crossing stop sign.
These rules apply at pedestrian crossovers identified with specific signs: road markings and lights. The new rules do not apply to pedestrian crosswalks at intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, unless a school crossing guard is present.
The new law, part of the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act, also provides municipal road authorities the ability to install new types of pedestrian crossovers on low speed, low volume roads in addition to the existing crossovers.
It is up to drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians to keep everyone safe on Ontario
roads. Learn more about how to stay safe as a pedestrian and as a driver or
cyclist: www.mto.gov.on.ca
Brain Basics Success
Twenty people attended the Brain Basics training program held at the RA Centre in March.
The Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley and the Ontario Brain Injury Association
partnered in providing the event. The program is a certificate course focusing on Acquired
Brain Injury.
Many thanks to the facilitator, John Kumpf, and also to the panelists: Wendy, Bob, Natalia,
Murray, Bob A., Hélène, and Steve.
Brain Basics is a training program for frontline health care workers and others. The goals of
the training program are to help participants:
understand the structure and function of the brain;
appreciate the consequences of ABI (physical, cognitive, and behavioural/emotional);
acquire strategies to work effectively with people living with the effects of ABI.
Wendy Charbonneau explains the success of the two-day session: “It gave people a better
understanding of the people they’re working with. The bottom line was to think outside the
box. The same approach doesn’t work for everybody.”
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For Kevin Dooley of Ottawa and
members of his family, the annual St. Patrick's luncheon at the work centre of the Brain
Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley (BIAOV) at Bronson Street on March 10th, 2016,
is a very special occasion.
An Irish Canadian, in Canada since 1977, Kevin, his daughter Deirdre and son Ciaran,
are musicians and singers who together with friends played at this luncheon.
The members of the work centre cooked up a delicious Irish stew with salad, roll, and
dessert. This reflects the integral nature of the centre. It is a place of support and
fellowship for head injury survivors (HIS) and their families.
Kevin, too, is a HIS, on a permanent disability pension from WCB (B.C.). He lost his
occupation as a machinist and marine engineer through a workplace accident. He
survived through much toil and assistance to become a successful musician, author and
heritage activist.
On this very special event, Kevin can share his talents and offer encouragement to HIS
peers. And here Kevin can dissolve with impunity, knowing here he will not face the
stigmatization, the alienation, and social isolation so common to all HIS.
Kevin discloses his status whenever possible. His latest novel "A Dog's Breakfast" is
dedicated to all Head Injury Survivors, everywhere, and his son set up a facebook page
for his novels - check him out on google.
Submitted by: Onagh Dooley (Kevin's spouse)
KEVIN DOOLEY AND
FRIENDS
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Member Profile: Jane Clark
A slip and fall on ice three years ago left Jane with a collection of sensory,
cognitive and physical persistent post-concussion symptoms that will be
familiar to many readers of this newsletter. It ultimately ended her career as a
top ranked IP litigation lawyer with prestigious national and international
rankings including Best Lawyers in Canada, Who’s Who Legal, IAM 1000
(World’s Leading Patent Practitioners), and LMG Life Sciences Stars.
“It is a tough recovery road” she says. “One of my first surprises was that ‘auto-
pilot mode’ had been erased. Seemingly routine activities were now a jumble of components
and steps requiring exhausting focus to assemble and undertake in the proper order. I was
young and old at the same time: relearning basic skills like a newborn while sharing traits of
advanced age. Ordinary environments presented as excruciating conditioning exercises
overloaded with noise, movement and speed. My life was undergoing major unwelcome shifts
on all fronts yet no one knew it, physicians and myself included. We all expected a full
recovery. Uncertainty is simply part of the concussion package including, on timing,
treatment, priority of treatments, and outcome”.
Barriers to find, fund, wait for and coordinate appropriate care were another surprise. Fifteen
months post injury, she was seen at the Acquired Brain Injury clinic (TOH’s Rehab Centre)
run by Dr. Marshall, lead author on practice guidelines for persisting symptoms. Jane notes,
“The practice guidelines suggest referral to a specialized centre if symptoms persist at three
months. Patients then face a further wait time of 9-12 months. This is essentially a denial of
care at the most critical time made more abysmal given the spotty concussion expertise
elsewhere. That said, I will be forever grateful for the sophisticated expertise, excellent care
and innovative guidance that I found there”.
Determined to advance her recovery, Jane has engaged in conventional and cutting-edge
treatments alike. Familiar with research frontiers after 25 years as patent counsel, she
recognizes the patterns in concussion treatment. “Controversies abound. Experts pursue,
study, debate and rebuff various theories and therapies. Eventually answers will emerge that
explain all the pieces, likely to be led by individuals or groups prepared to move in unobvious
directions. In the meantime, on the front lines living it, I take chances on new options.
Otherwise, plateaus at the end of conventional treatments become ceilings rather than
stepping stones. If a therapy improves function, for whatever reason, that’s a win.”
Success came recently with a filtered music therapy under the care of Paul Madaule (The
Listening Centre, Toronto). Dr. Norman Doidge described Paul’s work helping autistic
children fix their “auditory zoom” in his book The Brain’s Way of Healing, 2015. Beset by a
debilitating auditory processing disorder post-injury, Jane identified with the children running
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from a noisy room, hands clamped over their ears and convinced Paul to try it on her. “I had
no filters. Sounds jammed equally together into a disturbing indecipherable mess causing
nausea, dizziness, startles and usually gagging. Continued exposure turned me into a
‘pumpkin’, a ‘squash head’. Like Cinderella’s coach, ‘poof’, my brain was mush, literally out
of gas with no one home, and often required days of recovery”, elaborated Jane. Despite
assessments by ENT’s and audiologists, and conditioning exercises for the last two years,
progress on this issue was limited, with few treatment options. She was thrilled when the
sounds began “to stay outside” by the 5th day of music therapy. While significant auditory
hurdles remain, “this was a leap, shattering what seemed like a concrete wall. I am mainly
back from the exile of a separate room at family events. My young nieces and nephews and
I are becoming reacquainted. I can participate in more things directly rather than vicariously”.
She also continues to see TOH audiologist Jennifer Platt-Talbot on other auditory issues and
is one year into a tinnitus retraining therapy (hyperacusis) trial.
Hoping for the day when all concussion patients will have timely access to appropriate care,
Jane has publicly spoken and written on the barriers. Like many of her peers from BIAOV’s
concussion support groups, she is an ambassador of the new Concussion Injury Group of
the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute currently focused on improving
access. She also volunteers in a patient advisory capacity reviewing health research funding
proposals to improve concussion care. “I am excited by ongoing work and growing
awareness. A year ago, Wendy Charbonneau and BIAOV stepped up to the plate, and
without delay created two successful concussion peer support groups. As members know,
these groups are a tremendous resource for those with persisting symptoms. I am also
impressed by the tireless commitment of Dr. Marshall and his capable colleagues at the
Acquired Brain Injury clinic, and other specialized care centres in the province, working
together to pioneer and systematize concussion best practices”.
Jane credits her progress to the constant family support and top care she has received, “I am
blessed to have an amazing family who has walked with me, baby step by baby step, a
superb medical team and an ability to engage in physician recommended and other
rehabilitation. It is not the outcome I hoped for, but the quality of my life is vastly improved
from the early days post injury. If I start to feel sorry for myself, I only have to look around
for ready inspiration, from my concussion peers, to Jill O’Conner, the new Mom who declined
chemotherapy while pregnant, to my personal hero, Jonathon Pitre, full of joy and wisdom
despite constant pain and a tender age. They make me see accommodations, pacing and
other tools as enablers rather than chains”.
Her parting advice is: “Hang in there. With patience and time as faithful allies, anything is
possible.”
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H T O E R E A G E E A A C I E P M T L W A S
P M L N O R O H E E T H C A A H S I S
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Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa
Valley
www.biaov.org
(613) 233-8303
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PEER MENTORING? CONTACT HÈLÈNE AT (613) 233-8303
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Keeping Fit, Helping Others
Our weekly Walk/Run Group participated in the 5k Santa Shuffle along the Rideau Canal.
Proceeds from this event were directed to the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Are you interested in improving your health? You do not have to be a runner: join the Walking Group.
When: Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 – approximately 4:00.
Who: Join Scott Vernon, from Vista Centre Brain Injury Services and Wendy, as
they take the group out to explore the City.
For more information: please contact Wendy at (613) 233-8303.
Cognitive Corner Answer: Celebrate each small step on the ABI pathway to recovery. Each step is a great
accomplishment.
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BIAOV Members Enjoy Ontario Conference
A circle of family and friends gathered at the Provincial Brain Injury
Conference in Niagara Falls in November. Ten members from the BIAOV
attended the conference. Many thanks to Kathy and Hélène, the volunteers,
who made sure that those travelling by train had a safe trip.
Members attended a Remembrance
Day Service. A Picture was taken with
98 yr. old Mr. Sanderson who
continues to attend the outdoor
ceremonies at the historical monument
on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls.
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Concussion Corner
Concussion Support Group: We continue to meet every Monday, 10:30 – 12:00, at the
BIAOV centre. Group members are a cross-section of society with diverse and impressive
backgrounds, and an inspiring dedication to their recoveries. It is a place where those with
concussions are welcomed, understood, and encouraged.
Save the Date: Wednesday, June 15th is the 8th Annual Brain Injury Awareness Day at
the Hampton Inn, Ottawa. Some members of our Support Group will present a panel
discussion entitled Coping with Persistent Concussion Symptoms: The Inside Scoop. They
will address concussion issues such as barriers in access to appropriate care, common
symptoms, strategies for coping, and experience with therapies, including treatments for
visual and communication deficits.
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Coping Tips for those with Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms
Submitted by members of the Concussion Support Group
From those with a Concussion:
Join a peer support group like the BIAOV for camaraderie, recommendations, and
perspective. As well, peers have a wealth of expertise for adapting rehab lessons into
practice to manage ordinary daily situations. (Jane)
Adopt a new scale, the “concussion scale”. Measure your progress against last week or last
month, not as against pre-injury. (Jane)
Create and carry a concussion coping kit with aids tailored to your symptoms from ear muffs
and plugs, to dark glasses and eye covers, nausea meds, and a folded large plastic ziploc
bag in case the nausea worsens. If you find yourself in an overwhelming place (like a hospital
waiting area), you can cover your eyes and ears to try to reduce stimuli and turn the chair to
face the wall. (Jane)
Use plastic cutlery or wooden or plastic chopsticks for dining to cut down on noise. This
works well at larger dinners as well. (Natalia)
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Sticky notes and timers are useful tools. For example, for appointments, a watch timer can
be set to signal when to begin getting ready and a sticky note (and sometimes an additional
timer) can be used as a reminder of when to actually leave for the appointment. (Natalia)
To accomplish a goal, break it down into doable baby steps (something that does not take
more than 30 minutes of recovery) and plug away 3x/day, 5-6 days per week, building level
by level, until the complete task is achieved. (Jane)
Coping Tips From Families/Caregivers
Openly discuss issues and concerns so everyone understands and is on the same page.
(Alex, child)
Often family members see overload trouble coming (stammering, word searching,
blanching, rapid blinking, errors, rushing, eyes dazed or sinking). Take action. Gently stop
whatever is happening (talking, house chores) and guide the person to a rest zone (low
stimulus) until they recover. (Alex, child)
Environment is often the key to success: remove unnecessary barriers (background
noise), seat the person in a way that is most comfortable, in a “grounding” chair (solid back
and arms for maximum body contact), looking at the calmest view (e.g. back yard instead
of street view with traffic) and positioned to accommodate right or left issues. If hearing
voices from different angles (above, behind or to the sides) is disturbing, arrange
conversations directly face to face, all seated, and one person speaking at a time. (Rob,
husband)
If you are frustrated or angry, just walk away. When everyone is calm, come back and
discuss it. (Sam, child)
Irritability is a common symptom. We chose together a neutral signal for when irritability
arises, “rainbow”. It signals to us all to step back, to not take it personally, and for the
concussed person to rest. (Sam, child)
Just like for concussion patients, hang in there and be patient. (Alex, child)
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Mindfulness Opens New Pathways
By a member of the Concussion Support Group
Help for individuals with ABI/post-concussion syndrome comes in many different forms.
One very special approach is mindfulness practice. Well-known for enhancing the lives of
people without brain injury, the benefits for helping to cope with ABI/post-concussion
symptoms are emerging.
The Mindfulness/MBCT Maintenance Group for People with Acquired Brain Injury was
formed a few months ago by three specialists with many years of experience working with
people with ABI. Sally Cuddy, Elly Nadorp, and Evelyn Tan set up the group, which meets
twice a month under their much-appreciated volunteer direction.
For those of us with acquired brain injury, including concussion, the guided mindfulness
meditation sessions are a welcome oasis of calm in the myriad physical, cognitive, and
emotional challenges of living with our injury. Of great importance to all of us, the sessions
provide supportive direction for ongoing mindfulness practice in our daily lives.
One of our group members explains: “Mindfulness has been very helpful to me in three
ways: Firstly, as a tool to combat anxiety, sleeplessness, or both combined, by offering a
soothing relaxation through focusing on the here-and-now experience of the body.
Secondly, as a way to promote pacing and 'cool' the frenetic activity of the mind during the
course of the day. Thirdly, to promote the awareness and appreciation of small joys in life
when so much can easily be counted as lost.”
Group member N.R. says: “For me, mindfulness practice has been about learning to
manage my thoughts, and it has given me a way to manage symptoms and to get through
times of emotional difficulty. I also find meditating with a group to be uplifting, which is why I
have continued with the group. I increasingly consider mindfulness practice as a
cornerstone to promoting wellness.”
From another member: “Mindfulness is helping me with compassion, especially self-
compassion in struggling with all the changes in my life from the concussion. It helps me
stop judging myself and being so self-critical over all the difficulties I now have. I also can
find some peace in the group meditation sessions, and peace is really hard to find with a
brain injury.”
Some of us were first exposed to mindfulness through the Mindfulness Based Cognitive
Therapy (MBCT) program at the Rehab Centre’s post-concussion clinic. Others have
explored mindfulness through a variety of sources. The new community group offers much-
needed ongoing guidance in mindfulness for people with ABI/post-concussion syndrome.
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Evelyn Tan, a speech-language pathologist, explains: “The group was started in order to
help people maintain their [mindfulness] practice and deepen their insights. If one hopes for
positive changes to occur in the brain due to neuroplasticity, opportunities to practise must
be provided after the formal [MBCT] course work is completed. The group was started in
order to provide these opportunities.”
Sally Cuddy, a social worker, reinforces the importance for people with ABI to have
opportunities to continue mindfulness practice. “Research tells us that in order for the brain
to change, one needs to consistently practise the approach.” She refers to several online
sources, including the Harvard Gazette and Psychology Today, which discuss research
showing beneficial changes in the brain related to mindfulness meditation.
It is very important to have mindfulness sessions geared specifically to individuals with ABI.
“An effort is made to accommodate the needs of people with ABI, and to provide
information regarding neuroscience as it applies to the practice,” Evelyn says. “Some of
these needs include limited cognitive endurance and physical challenges, such as impaired
balance and pain.” This special setting can also help address emotional issues such as
“adjustment to huge life changes” resulting from ABI/concussion.
Elly Nadorp, also a social worker, says, “The group members provide support to each other
and receive support from each other because they all share the fact that they have a brain
injury.”
Peggy, one of our group members, reflects on her experience with the Rehab Centre
MBCT course and the new Mindfulness Maintenance Group. MBCT strategies “have
helped me get through many frustrating moments when I have found it difficult to accept my
present circumstances, and help me to be more able to live in the present moment.”
There are several reasons why MBCT can be helpful for individuals with ABI/post-
concussion syndrome. Evelyn says that based on her personal practice in mindfulness and
meditation, as well as her clinical work as a speech-language pathologist, she has
determined that:
“the practice improves decision-making in that one becomes less inclined to behave impulsively or on auto-pilot;”
“better decisions result in wise actions and less wasted energy - physically, mentally and/or emotionally;”
“the practice develops compassion for oneself and for others, something that can be lacking when, due to the severity of symptoms post-injury, people suffer losses in jobs, relationships and identity.”
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Difficulties with depression and anxiety are common concussion/ABI symptoms. On her
website, Evelyn states that while it is impossible to eliminate all sources of stress in life, “it
is possible to change the way we perceive them and therefore, not be swept into habitual
downward cycles of stress, anxiety and depression. MBCT is designed to help individuals
learn present-moment awareness without attaching or reacting unskillfully to thoughts,
sensations and feelings in ways which could trigger and prolong these conditions.”
Peggy discusses benefits of MBCT in this area: “The aspects of the MBCT training course
that have been most helpful in managing symptoms of anxiety and depression that were
exacerbated by my concussions are the concept that ‘thoughts are not facts’ ... and being in
the present moment. Seeing negative thoughts as self perceptions that can be interpreted
in a different way helps to de-escalate anxiety provoking spirals of negative thinking that
feed into further anxiety.”
Elly adds that the MBCT Maintenance Group is helpful “to refresh the group members’
understanding of mindfulness and how one can use the practice to deal with reoccurrences
of feelings of depression and anxiety.”
The overall benefits of ongoing mindfulness practice are shared by a member of our
Concussion Support Group, S.B.: “Mostly, it helped me get outside of myself and my
anxiety ... I also developed a patience with myself and those around me ... Now I know that,
no matter where I am, or what I am doing, I can always close my eyes, breathe, and go
back into my body to get out of my head.”
In our daily lives with ABI/post-concussion syndrome, we all really appreciate that the
Mindfulness/MBCT Maintenance Group is here. As Peggy says, “The mindfulness
extension group helps to further the practice I have learned from the MBCT course, and I
am grateful that Sally, Elly and Evelyn have initiated it.”
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Art Workshop
10:30 – 2:30
Woodworking
1:00 – 2:30