by Jacquelyn Mayo | Feb 2, 2017 | Invictus Games Guest Blog |
When the accident happens, everything around you stops — your hopes, your dreams, your aspirations. What you don’t realize is that these are just on hold. Your crucial family unit breaks down, too, in front of your very eyes. The only things that don’t change are your...
by Jacquelyn Mayo | Jan 19, 2017 | Invictus Games Radio |
Imagine waking up to find that you were no longer yourself without really understanding why. That is the story of now retired Corporal Joel Guindon; a soldier, husband, and father who couldn’t make sense of his symptoms. Symptoms like sleep disturbance and anxiety...
by Jacquelyn Mayo | Jan 18, 2017 | News Release-EN |
One of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental illness is overcoming the stigma. It is the number one reason why two-thirds of those living with mental illness do not seek help. The Bell Let’s Talk awareness campaign encourages a national conversation...
by Jacquelyn Mayo | Dec 21, 2016 | News Release-EN |
On November 22, 2016, we announced that the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 will fund an independent research study on the impact of adaptive sporting events on the rehabilitation of ill, wounded and injured veterans, service members and their families. The study will...
by Jacquelyn Mayo | Dec 19, 2016 | Invictus Games Radio |
The Canadian military who served in Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) as Invictus Games competitors prefer to call it, at almost twice the rate of the rest of the Canadian population. The problem is...
