Personal Injury Law

Skiier Recovers After Near Fatal Crash

By Bruce Stern

A colleague of mine, and fellow blogger, John McKiggan of Arnold Pizzo McKiggan located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, sent me link to his blog with a very interesting and inspiring article featuring Dave Irwin, a Canadian Olympic skier, and the story of his struggle to survive a brain injury.

Irwin was one of the most elite Canadian skiiers during the 1970s and 1980s where he was known for his speed, and consequential crashes. Irwin suffered two severe concussions during his career in his early twenties. However, it was his final crash in 2001 that left him in a coma for three days following the crash, and complete memory loss after he woke up.

The article highlights Irwin's career, and his long road to recovery following his near fatal crash. You can read the full article here.

John has also provided me with a link to the full documentary of Irwin's career, and more recent road to recovery.

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on February 14, 2008 (boomark / email).