Author page: Anthony Aquan-Assee

Anthony Aquan-Assee

Anthony Aquan-Assee is a survivor of a Traumatic Brain Injury.
He worked as a Teacher with the Toronto District School Board for thirty years.
Since 1999, Anthony has volunteered every week in the Trauma & Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit at St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto.
Anthony also volunteers, in memory of his Mother, in the Palliative Care Unit at St. Michael's Hospital.
Anthony is also a Motivational Speaker, an Author and an aspiring Musician.

96 articles published
CT Scan

Cancer Care – What You Can Do

CT Scan I had another Medical Imaging procedure (CT Scan) to help my Oncologists determine how much cancer is in my body and how far it has spread.  Oncologists informed me that the same Inherited genetic mutation that causes aggressive Prostate Cancer in men also significantly increases the risk of breast cancer in women, within the…

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Real Magic

Anthony volunteering by playing his guitar in the Palliative Care Unit at St. Michael's Hospital. There is an invisible energy that is part of us.  Some may call this mind, spirit, soul, thoughts, consciousness or whatever they like.  This invisible force connects everything in our physical life all together.  Surviving my extremely serious motorcycle accident forced…

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My Real Truth

Please read what I write here with an open mind. 🙏 "Why me ?"  "Why did this happen to me ?"  These were some of the initial questions that plagued me in the early stages of my recovery, following a horrific motorcycle accident.  I had sustained a severe Traumatic Brain Injury as well as numerous…

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I Survived

“I Survived” is the title of my first song I recorded in a professional music studio in Toronto.  My song discusses the story of my Survival and my Recovery from a severeTraumatic Brain injury.  “I Survived” is now available on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube as well as on other music streaming platforms.  If you wish,…

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I am NOT my Brain

As a Brain Injury Survivor, I completely disagree with the statement that my brain makes me who I am.  I am NOT my Brain.  “To say that my brain creates me is like saying that paintings create their painters.”  My brain is a tool that I use to interact with my environment.  Sustaining a Traumatic…

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Smile

Reasons to Smile :) (1) A smile is a curve that can set things straight. (2) A Smile is a remedy for when you are feeling blue. (3) A Smile is more contagious than the flu. (4) A smile reduces blood pressure & it can make you happier. (5) A smile can’t be resisted. …

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Limitations

It is unfortunate that many people may question you when you are doing something that most others would not do.  Very few people question you when you are doing what everybody else is doing. In order for a Brain Injury Survivor to fully experience their “Second Life and Second Chance”, they must do various things…

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