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Let me tell you about my friend Ryan...
Back in the 80's, Ryan was a typical carefree, sport-loving teenager, and a promising junior curler. But life can change in an instant, and so it was for Ryan. At 19, an accident and a spinal cord injury meant he would spend the rest of his life in wheelchair.
During his rehab, he was introduced to someone, also in a wheelchair, who was helping to set up the Canadian Spinal Research Organization (CSRO) - an organization with the goal of finding a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. Ryan was inspired and suggested that perhaps he could organize a fundraising event to help. Instead of encouraging Ryan in this, the man's response was to the effect of, "Yeah, whatever. Lots of people talk but nobody follows through." Ryan was taken aback and thought, "Well you *#%#! I'll show you!" The following winter, with the help of family and friends, Ryan hosted the first Spinal Tap Bonspiel supporting the CSRO.
That was 27 years ago and Ryan has been running this event every year since. The event has raised over $650,000 for Spinal Cord Research, and the research is making a real difference!
In the years since Ryan's accident, medical research and developments have changed the outlook for those with spinal cord injuries. Now, instead of an automatic prognosis of "life in a wheelchair", people with spinal cord injuries have the possibility of full or partial recovery due to new drug and treatment options, and a deeper understanding of the working of the human body, developments funded by organizations such as the CSRO. (For more information, check out the CSRO Video Gallery https://www.csro.com/video-series/)
These results are worth celebrating, but we have not yet reached the goal of a full cure. Please support this effort by sponsoring our team in the 27th Annual Spinal Tap Bonspiel to be held on March 24th.
Our team at the 2014 event with a "Western" theme.
Wrangling a wild Ryan!
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