Member News
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A Tri Delta At the BIST Expressive Art Show
The Brain Injury Society of Toronto holds an annual Expressive Art Show every Spring. This year it’s at Artscape Youngplace at 180 Shaw St. And I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be there with my book Concussion Is Brain Injury: Treating the Neurons and Me! The BIST Expressive Art Show launches on Tuesday, May 21,
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Are You Novelling?
Over the last few years, National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo has become huge. It’s a great way for anyone to express their creative side or for writers to finally get that novel written and finished. I’m always delighted when I discover someone I know is doing NaNoWriMo. Are you novelling this year? Please say
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June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada
June is brain injury awareness month in Canada. Other nations use other months to raise awareness about brain injury. But what does raising awareness mean? Do we simply want people to hear about it over their morning coffee, then go on about their lives, oblivious to the suffering all around them? Or do we want
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Member News: Concussion Is Brain Injury is Published!
As you may remember, I crowdfunded an update to Concussion Is Brain Injury back in 2016. I’m pleased to announce that it’s finally launched! Kirkus Reviews: “the intricate details of the author’s experience are riveting and enlightening.” After many years of incubation, Concussion Is Brain Injury is re-birthed with a brand-new reader-friendly structure, all-new chapters,
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Arlene Chan Receives Heritage Toronto’s 2017 Special Achievement Award
We are thrilled to share fabulous news about one of our Toronto alumnae: Heritage Toronto is honoured to name Arlene Chan (neé Lumb, Canada Alpha 1970) as the recipient of the 2017 Special Achievement Award. Presented by the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors, the Special Achievement Award celebrates individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the
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Member News – Crowdfunding Concussion Is Brain Injury
Dear Tri Delta Sisters, I’m really excited to announce that I’m crowdfunding an update to my 2012 book Concussion Is Brain Injury! I want to make it better for readers. I want to enrich and enhance it with ground-breaking new sections that challenge the status quo, sections on the raw reality of relationships, the truth
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Member Event: Book Launch
I’ve edited the book launch event for Concussion is Brain Injury on December 14th to reflect the new RSVP date. I hope that you can join me there!
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Gladys Rutherford Cranston
Gladys Rutherford Cranston died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in her 101st year. Gladys was the last living charter member of Canada Alpha. Gladys’s pin number was 27, and there were 30 in the charter group. She had also received the Golden Circle and Diamond Circle pins in her long history with our fraternity. Gladys