family - Doored In Ottawa

3653 days ago, this happened

Over the past 10 years, my future was continually in doubt. I had no idea what my brain was going to be capable of down the road. Would I even be able to work effectively again? Would I be able to perform simple day to day tasks like doing the dishes. Could I still be a great dad?!

tbi

It had been 7 years and 8 months since the last time

I had stopped counting for the longest time. It really didn't matter anymore how long ago my bike crash was, it just mattered for me to live my life and to be the best dad that I could be - TBI or no TBI.

anger

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree (Unfortunately)

As a parent, my worst nightmare is having my children get seriously hurt. As a TBI surviving parent, my worst nightmare is having my children get seriously hurt and having a TBI to show for it. In the past four months or so I've had to endure both scenarios, one for each child.

coronavirus

It's Like I've Been Practising For This Since 2014.

We've been physical distancing now for what must seem like an eternity for some. It's been awful, right? For the majority of us, it means that we've had little to no face-to-face contact with colleagues or classmates. No riding public transit, no visits with friends.

family

What do I do? What do I do?

Pop quiz, friends. 5 years ago I was involved in an incident with another party. We might live in the same neighbourhood.. Our kids go to the same daycare. His place of employment is somewhere my family frequents. What do I do? What do I do?

Dr Lawrence

I Feel Good. There You Go, Now I've Jinxed It

I had to double-check, but last week was actually a pretty good week, despite it having started off with a total of two, maybe three, hours of sleep on Sunday night because of a sick kid. But feeling good physically doesn't necessarily correlate with good cognitive functioning.

family

#DaddyFail?

I want to spend as much time with my kids as I can. I want to teach them all the things that I know. I want to share with them all the things that I love. I want to set a good example that they can follow. But some days, I wonder what kid of example I'm setting for my kids.

dooring

Am I Really Over It?

The first few years after having been doored, I agonized about the potential of running into the Guy That Doored Me or his wife. Turned out that both his home and his workplace were minutes away from my own home.

rowan's law

It's Been 5 Years

It was just 5 years ago that my life changed forever on September 24, 2014. I started this site to help spread awareness of concussions, safe cycling, and people and treatments that have

dooring

An Apology to my Friends

An apology to all of my friends that I've lost touch with or have not been in contact with recently. I've had to learn a bit of selfishness over the past year and put almost all my energy into myself and my family.