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Kelly Graham
Kelly is an individual who has undergone several major life
changes to become the person he is today. He was born and raised
(a term he insists should be used lightly) during the height
of construction season in Yorkton, Saskatchewan Canada.
On Aug 5th, 1995 (about supper time) Kelly was involved in
an unrestrained and serious motor vehicle collision for which
he was clearly at fault. After waking from a coma with a brain
injury and subsequently hitting rock bottom, he embarked on
a lifetime pursuit of the factors that enable some to use more
of their brain power than others.
Kelly is a hulking mass of shear muscle and boyish good looks,
six foot seven and 1100 pounds (soaking wet.) He is also a certified
Cheers comedian, and sometimes considers himself somewhat of
clown.
He enjoys: walking, running, singing, swimming, crawling,
go-carting, skating, being pushed in a wheelchair, skiing, boating
and floating. He collects DVD‘s, likes astronomy and watching
the ISS orbit.
His second major life change came with the birth of his son,
Geoffery. Again, continuous learning has helped Kelly role-model
the type of person he believes his son can be. This is after
considerable life experience.
It is rumored that years ago Kelly used to wear his pants underneath
his pajamas in case of a fire in the winter. (Honest.) and that
was before he was brain injured.
Kelly is a writer and speaker. He is also the founder of A+
Communication, which is a Speakers' Bureau for persons' with
disabilities. His main client is the Awareness Team, for whom
he has done over 700 presentations to elementary students with.
All kidding aside, Kelly loves to share his life experience
within the didactic A-Team format.
He was recently named to the Advisory Board for Advanced Rehabilitation
& Community Services.
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