Russell Burke tells Rick Thorne about May 26, 2013, when he dove off the back of a pontoon boat into shallow water at Lake Havasu and was instantly paralyzed with a C4/C5 injury, then flatlined on the medevac flight to Las Vegas. He talks honestly about months of depression, learning acceptance, rehab, the fundraiser that got him his van, and why he now visits the newly injured and speaks to people in recovery and troubled teens.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:41 Meet Russell Burke
4:09 Learning acceptance
10:30 Speaking at a friend's rehab center
16:02 If I can do it, why can't you?
25:55 The dive at Lake Havasu
26:42 Instantly paralyzed: ICU & coma
31:01 Rehab & nursing in 2013
35:56 Coming home & spasms
39:38 The fundraiser that got him a van
47:49 How to support Russ
53:11 Outro & credits
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