Concussion Advocate Daniela Boada shares her concussion story in an effort to spread more awareness and advocacy on concussions. Learn more about her concussion story here!
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Hi, my name is Ailish and I’m a fourth year Sociology and Legal Studies student at the University of Waterloo. I love to read, listen to audiobooks and podcasts, swim, workout, and do yoga! When I graduate university, I hope to attend a Canadian Law school and, eventually, become a Criminal Prosecutor. I am using this quarantine time to study for my Law School Admission Test (LSAT) in August and spread awareness about post-concussion recovery on Instagram!
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Suffered my first concussion back when I was in grade 10 (approximately 10 years ago) from a snowboarding accident and sustained even more in the following two years through playing rugby, ultimately leading to missed school, giving up contact sports, and managing prolonged symptoms even up to today.
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With the current pandemic situation and winter near site I thought a good topic to write about would be emotional well-being, how it can impact concussion recovery, and an app that has been a game changer for my emotional and psychological well-being. In general, I find this part of our health often gets neglected, I personally only sought out psychological therapy in recent months, and despite recent efforts there is still a significant amount of stigma surrounding the topic. I have found medical doctors to sometimes perpetuate these stigmas with statements like “it’s all in your head”, “that’s not related to the concussion”, or” you’re just hypervigilant”.
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