RUN RAISES AWARENESS
Six years after he was told he would never walk or talk again, David McGuire is running across Canada to bring awareness to brain injury.
McGuire, who suffered a brain injury in 2005, is running a marathon each day to raise awareness and funds for the non-profit, BrainTrust Canada.
He'll arrive in Nanaimo in December as he finishes the last leg of the 7,230 kilometre journey.
It started April 1 in St. John's Newfoundland and will wrap up Dec. 9 in Victoria.
During his stopover in Nanaimo, McGuire will be calling on city council to proclaim the date A Day to Remember, as part of a national effort to promote brain injury prevention.
According to BrainTrust Canada, brain injury is the greatest cause of death and disability for people under the age of 45.
Over 170,000 Canadians incur brain injury each year and 90% of the injuries are preventable, the organization says.
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=38889cee-5894-41f3-94c8-a1ae3864aed9
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