It is estimated that 55,000 Canadians incur a traumatic brain injury each year. In Saskatchewan, about 2,500 people incur a head injury each year. The majority of those who are brain injured are young adults. They will have a normal life expectancy but will require special care. Brain injuries affect a significant number of people each year and the numbers are reaching epidemic proportions.
Brain injury occurs suddenly, without warning, and from that instant a normal life can be changed.
That drive to the grocery store which is so close you don't need to wear a seat belt. The backyard pool where you don't bother to check the depth of the water before you dive in. The harmless unorganized game of hockey where no one wears their helmet. The simple fall on ice or down the stairs. The death toll from head injury is a major problem but the even bigger issue is surviving a severe brain injury.