A Shout-Out to Matt Evans of Kalamazoo At the age of eight, Matt Evans was hiking in Colorado and he fell off a cliff. He fractured a skull. His brain injury left him with slowed cognitive processing. On top of that, he had a stroke which left him with some paralysis in an arm, difficulty walking and speaking, and the need for several surgeries on both his right arm and leg. In spite of his difficulties, Matt Evans continued to play golf-- albeit one-handedly-- and it is reported that he indulges in a game of pick-up basketball here and there. He graduated with a 3.5 cum and he hopes to pursue further studies and a career in elementary education.

Matt Evans, I salute you for persevering in spite of your disability and I wish you the best in life.

sapphoq healing traumatic brain injury


http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/06/kalamazoo_central_grad_overcom.html

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