Brain injury and addiction claimed her son's life. Now she's pushing for improved care

Shirley Wilson has experienced the ripple effects of brain trauma first-hand.

The Abbotsford mother’s son, Jacob, was run over by a pick-up truck in 2018 when he was 21 and it left him with a brain injury.

Now, Wilson is with a delegation of British Columbians who have travelled to Ottawa to push members of parliament (MPs) to pass Bill C-277, which would trigger the creation of a national strategy on brain injuries.

According to the Brain Canada Foundation, approximately 165,000 people are affected by a traumatic brain injury in Canada every year. The foundation expects that, by 2031, traumatic brain injury will be among the most common neurological conditions affecting Canadians.

[Please support this bill by sending an email to your MPP. A convenient link is provided by Brain Injury Society Canada: https://braininjurycanada.ca/en/bill-c-277/ ]