My 3 Year Anniversary Update
- Aug 10, 2017
- 2 min read
Three years ago I broke my back. Right now this is my life.
I have slowly been building the foundation of my not-for-profit as I wait for the coveted charity status. Over the next ten years I hope to see the RAD Recreation Adapted Society grow into a commonplace outlet for people throughout the Pacific Northwest.
I have been crushing the slopes on the sit ski in pursuit of a podium finish for Canada. Nineteen months ago I picked up a new sport; with the help of my coach and the dozens of other people (financially and mentally) will taste Team Canada this coming season.
To occupy myself in the ‘no-snow’ season I was blessed to find the wave ski. This adaptive surf board, a cross between an ocean kayak and a surf board, is the perfect cross training sport to the sit ski. Also a growing sport internationally! The warmth of ohana has taken a piece of my soul.
I work casually at the gym. Unfortunately with the travel between the Kootenays and Vancouver Island for golf tournament planning I was not pulling my weight as a good employee and dropped my scheduled shifts to stop putting my coworkers out. On top of that I am guilty of avoiding working out indoors, in the air conditioning, when it is so incredibly nice outside!
If you asked me three years ago while I was lying in the hospital, high on pain killers but still in pain, if I thought I would be back on my feet by now I would have told you yes. What if I did more therapy, what if I could afford the best, what if the system didn’t try to keep people in the system… These are the questions, and hundreds more like them, that I try to avoid losing sleep to but are all consuming as I sit here and think about it.
I am paralyzed, I am smiling, I am healthy, I am determined. I am OK.
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Building the RAD Recreation Adapted Society provides a structured path for others to find the same freedom in the outdoors that you've found through sit skiing and wave skiing. The transition from hospital recovery to pursuit of a Team Canada podium reflects a shift from internal healing to external mastery of adaptive high-performance mechanics. Detailed numerical patterns and technical progress guides can be found at morse code numbers.
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Your journey over the past three years is nothing short of remarkable. The way you’ve turned a life-altering injury into an opportunity to build the RAD Recreation Adapted Society, pursue sit skiing, and even take up wave skiing is incredibly inspiring. Your resilience, determination, and positive outlook shine through every challenge you’ve faced, and it’s amazing to see how you’re balancing recovery, sports, and community impact with such grace. Your story is a powerful reminder that strength isn’t just physical — it’s mental, emotional, and deeply rooted in perseverance. Truly motivating! Also, your updates are so vivid and detailed that it makes me wish there was a way to capture them with high clarity, like improving a photoshop image sharpening effect…
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