Brain injury and addiction claimed her son's life. Now she's pushing for improved care
If passed, private member's Bill C-277 could trigger the creation of a pan-Canadian strategy on brain injury prevention and treatment. A group of brain injury survivors, family members and researchers are in Ottawa this week lobbying for just that.
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![Abbotsford mom, Shirley Wilson, is a member of a B.C. delegation in Ottawa this week pushing for a national strategy on brain injuries. Her son, Jacob, suffered from a severe brain injury at age 21 and died a few years later from an illicit drug overdose. Wilson says her son turned to street drugs to cope with the mental anguish caused by his brain injury. A middle aged woman leans into the crook of the arm of a teenage boy. Both are smiling at the camera.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7006912.1698185669!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/shirley-wilson.jpg)
If passed, private member's Bill C-277 could trigger the creation of a pan-Canadian strategy on brain injury prevention and treatment. A group of brain injury survivors, family members and researchers are in Ottawa this week lobbying for just that.