Brain injury survivors need more local support

Published on May 23, 2014

Chava Finkler, the coordinator of programs and services for the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association, listens to people at the local support group.

Star photo by Cory Hurley

Published on May 23, 2014

Ron Targett

Star photo by Cory Hurley

For more than three years, Ron Targett has been in darkness.

The Massey Drive man who suffered a brain injury from a fall in December 2010 is far from alone.

That darkness in Targetts case is blindness which is very common in people who suffer brain injuries but there is also a lot of unknown and loneliness when it comes to related support and services. That is also something Targett relates to.

When a provincial brain injury association and a Corner Brook support group for such people are unaware the other exists, there is an obvious disconnect. The hope of both organizations is that will never be the case again.

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Brain injury survivors need more local support