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“With an injury, there’s going to be huge changes, but life does carry on,” says Sonja. “When I introduce people to the BC SCI Network, I know their social circles will broaden, they’ll have access to assistance, and they’ll experience opportunities that can change their lives. Everything, from the big, exciting things like sports, to the small, subtle things that can transform your day-to-day life.”
The BC SCI Network is excited to announce the hiring of Richard Peter as the network’s first Indigenous Liaison.
Ean Price has lived in British Columbia his entire life. Born in Dawson Creek, his family moved to the Okanagan when he was five years old, “after being diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at 10 months, my parents decided that I was going to be way too high maintenance to live in the bush.”
Jaycee is a talented musician based out of Agassiz. She plays with the Vancouver Adapted Music Society, one of six societies supported by the Disability Foundation. Music played a big part in her recovery from surgery to remove a brain tumour.
“I’m never a one trick pony,” says Richard Peter. As an Indigenous leader, five-time Paralympian, mentor, sports advocate, research champion, husband, son — and so much more — this is an understatement.