Author page: Anthony Aquan-Assee

We are not our Brain. This statement might sound confusing but there is a growing body of research in the neurosciences that support this claim.  I see myself as a scientist working in my body’s laboratory.  My Ph.D. is my 'Personal Health Diploma’ which I obtained following a horrific motorcycle accident in which I…

Many things in our world place a great emphasis on two principals: Competition and Conformity.      You don’t need to be the best and . . .  “Why fit in when you were born to stand out" ~ Dr. Seuss Don’t compare yourself to others. It is ok if a TBI survivor walks…

A Brain Injury Survivor has been given the opportunity to see the world from a different perspective. The only reality that we are aware of is that which we can perceive with our senses. Unfortunately, our senses are unable to perceive most of the energy waves and particles that surround us. It is important to…

What colour is this dress ? Is the dress blue and black or is it white and gold ? There was much debate on the internet about the colour of this dress. Of the people who responded to this question, 67 % stated that the dress was obviously white and gold, while 33 %,…

This is a clear sign of the Universal Energy showing itself in my life. My volunteer work at St. Michael's Hospital had me helping out for the hospital's 'Code Orange' disaster simulation. The make-believe scenario was a terrorist bomb explosion at Union Train Station in Toronto. This simulation exercise was designed to help…

By: Anthony Aquan-Assee It is 7:30 am and a patient who had just been airlifted to St. Michael’s Trauma Hospital is being transported to the resuscitation room in the emergency department.  This patient was involved in an extremely serious motorcycle accident and he has sustained a very severe head injury as well as many other…

"The more you know, the less you fear" ~ Chris Hadfield My personal experience with bright light therapy has demonstrated that regular morning use of this therapy greatly reduces any daytime sleepiness for me and it also improves my ability to fall asleep at night. My experiences are supported by several research studies. Bright…

The Statistics surrounding COVID-19 cases sounds quite frightening.  I feel some anxiety about this pandemic as I have a compromised immune system thanks to my motorcycle accident back in 1997.  In my accident, one of the injuries I sustained was a ruptured spleen. As a result, I had to undergo emergency surgery to remove my…

Meditation: Keeping my Brain quiet has helped me heal from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Meditation has been a powerful way for me to connect with the field of silent awareness underneath my thoughts. My thoughts are like bait to a fish. If I bite at them, then I am caught and this…

Congratulations! You win this award for being the best person in the world to deal with your own particular situation. No one can cope with what you are dealing with as they are not you. We can't compare ourselves to others when everybody is so different. We have over 100 billion neurons in…