While
attending the UHN Toronto Rehab Institute 2015 Conference on Traumatic Brain
Injury, I had the pleasure of hearing Kevin Pearce speak. Kevin is a former
professional snowboarder. While training for the Vancouver Winter Olympic
trials in December of 2009, Kevin suffered a near fatal traumatic brain injury.
His remarkable experience and recovery was captured in the 2013 HBO documentary
“The Crash Reel”.
Kevin’s
message is inspirational; it is positive and hopeful and it is absolutely one
that needs to be heard. He spoke of his rise to athletic excellence, his
devastating fall, as well as his ongoing recovery.
It is very
clear that Kevin has chosen to be a positive person. He has chosen to educate
and inspire; he is a leader in the world of traumatic brain injury. Kevin
promotes the importance of leading a “brain healthy lifestyle” and, in this
regard, he spoke of the Love Your Brain Foundation which is a non-profit
organization that he created with his brother Adam Pearce. The Foundation is one that aims to improve
the quality of life of people affected by brain injury. I would encourage
visitation to his website at www.loveyourbrain.org.
By: Michelle Baumann
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