from what I’ve been told my helmet saved my life it was a new years of 2009 I was
my life it was a new years of 2009 I was
my life it was a new years of 2009 I was training for the Vancouver Winter
training for the Vancouver Winter
training for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained
Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained
Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained a traumatic brain injury you know that
a traumatic brain injury you know that
a traumatic brain injury you know that resulted in me having to relearn how to
resulted in me having to relearn how to
resulted in me having to relearn how to do the most normal simple things
do the most normal simple things
do the most normal simple things learning to walk and talk and swallow
learning to walk and talk and swallow
learning to walk and talk and swallow competition was no longer a reality for
competition was no longer a reality for
competition was no longer a reality for me I had this identity and my identity
me I had this identity and my identity
me I had this identity and my identity was a snowboarder I needed to find a new
was a snowboarder I needed to find a new
was a snowboarder I needed to find a new identity and a new path
identity and a new path
identity and a new path you know never wants to ever cross my
you know never wants to ever cross my
you know never wants to ever cross my mind that I wouldn’t get back to
mind that I wouldn’t get back to
mind that I wouldn’t get back to snowboarding you know that never even
snowboarding you know that never even
snowboarding you know that never even entered my mind
the first time back getting dried powder
the first time back getting dried powder was so much fun when you’re just riding
was so much fun when you’re just riding
was so much fun when you’re just riding that powder and you’re on one of those
that powder and you’re on one of those
that powder and you’re on one of those boards where you’re just floating on top
boards where you’re just floating on top
boards where you’re just floating on top of the snow and you’re just able to just
of the snow and you’re just able to just
of the snow and you’re just able to just cruise because I had this thing that I
cruise because I had this thing that I
cruise because I had this thing that I wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I
wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I
wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I put that working and I I did what it
put that working and I I did what it
put that working and I I did what it took teaching a person to be the best
took teaching a person to be the best
took teaching a person to be the best that they can be and to love themselves
that they can be and to love themselves
that they can be and to love themselves for the way they are whether they have
for the way they are whether they have
for the way they are whether they have an injured brain whether they have down
an injured brain whether they have down
an injured brain whether they have down syndrome to love who they are is so
syndrome to love who they are is so
syndrome to love who they are is so important and so that’s kind of what
important and so that’s kind of what
important and so that’s kind of what we’ve been trying to start with this
we’ve been trying to start with this
we’ve been trying to start with this whole love your brain movement as you
whole love your brain movement as you
whole love your brain movement as you know to teach people the idea of what it
know to teach people the idea of what it
know to teach people the idea of what it means to love the human brain and to
means to love the human brain and to
means to love the human brain and to love yourself my new mission now and my
love yourself my new mission now and my
love yourself my new mission now and my new goal is to help I want to give back
new goal is to help I want to give back
new goal is to help I want to give back because I have gotten so much that I
because I have gotten so much that I
because I have gotten so much that I feel like now it’s my turn to be able to
feel like now it’s my turn to be able to
feel like now it’s my turn to be able to give something this you know what I’m
give something this you know what I’m
give something this you know what I’m doing right now right here this is what
doing right now right here this is what
doing right now right here this is what I have worked so hard and I have given
I have worked so hard and I have given
I have worked so hard and I have given so much for the last four years is to be
so much for the last four years is to be
so much for the last four years is to be able to do this and it is so special I
able to do this and it is so special I
able to do this and it is so special I don’t quite know how I’m able to swing
don’t quite know how I’m able to swing
don’t quite know how I’m able to swing and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able
and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able
and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able to really live in awesome special
to really live in awesome special
to really live in awesome special special light
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