A LOCAL brain injury survivor advocate has donated copies of a book containing survivors' stories to libraries, the city and to emergency services agencies.
Yvonne Nielsen said copies of “Winds of Change,” containing the stories of 31 survivors of brain injuries, are meant to make people more aware when encountering someone who has a brain injury.
“A survivor of a brain injury may look fine .... [but] may have speech impairments, mobility impairments, communication impairments, slow to respond to questions, can't get the words out, may be hard of hearing, have a visual impairment, get frustrated, get agitated, etc.,” said Nielsen.
Nielsen encountered the book while attending a conference in Saskatchewan last year.
A survivor herself of a brain injury after an accident years ago, Nielsen has worked tirelessly to make people aware of the challenges faced by people who have had a brain injury.
The city, the Terrace fire department, the RCMP, the ambulance service, the city and Northwest Community College libraries and the Happy Gang Centre have all received copies of the book.
Also receiving copies are the local brain injury support group, the one in Prince George and one in the lower mainland.
The college library also received a copy of “Life Side Up” by Ron Didur.