Gordon’s Story – Access To Affordable Housing (BrainTrust Canada)

Gordon had always been into highly physical contact sports including hockey, MMA and boxing. Playing these sports meant his brain was continually sustaining trauma from repeated hits.

Throughout his life, Gordon was involved in 2 major car accidents which added to his brain trauma. Doctors suspected that Gordon was suffering from persistent concussion symptoms and potentially had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This news was devastating to Gordon and left him with feelings of extreme anxiety about the future.

No one in his life truly understood what he was going through which made him feel alone and unsupported. Gordon tried to find support services in the community but was continually turned away until he found BrainTrust.

Gordon did not qualify for funding through the health care system but, BrainTrust was able to utilize Brain Injury Alliance funding to support Gordon through this trying time in his life. BrainTrust has helped Gordon come to terms with his brain injury diagnoses and this helped relieve a lot of anxiety Gordon was facing around his injury and the future.

One of Gordon’s main goals was to have access to affordable housing. This year BrainTrust was able to assist Gordon to successfully apply for and receive a BC Housing subsidy and access housing.

Gordon wants to mentor to others managing brain injuries in the future to help people as BrainTrust has helped him.