Picture by: JOE LOFARO/METRO
David McGuire takes a breather on Parliament Hill Thursday
as he passes through Ottawa on his run across Canada to
raise awareness about brain injuries.
Brain, body show resilience in cross-Canada charity run
Doctors told David McGuire he wouldn’t walk again — but now he’s running across Canada.
A serious brain injury landed him in the hospital in 2005 and then cost him his job. He made strides in recovery physically, but he slipped into depression and struggled with bouts of short-term memory loss. At the beginning of last April however, he began A Run to Remember to raise awareness of brain injuries and on Thursday, he passed through Ottawa.
“If some kid puts on a helmet and avoids what I’ve gone through ... that is my ultimate goal,” said McGuire.
However, McGuire didn't fall off a bike. His brain injury came one day when he was at work, and he just passed out. Doctors later found he had a stroke. “It went misdiagnosed because of my age,” said McGuire, adding that by raising awareness about strokes and other brain injuries, he hopes he will prevent people going through what happened to him.
“It’s all about prevention because the majority of brain injuries are preventable.”
McGuire started his run in Newfoundland on April 1 and to date he has covered more than 2,660 kilometres.
He expects to reach Victoria, B.C. at the end of the run by November. By visiting runtoremember.com, people can track McGuire's journey across Canada and support him along the way.
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