The ever inspiring Patrick Ivison shows a young audience how one tackles life when everything suddenly changes. After sustaining a spinal cord injury that most doctors believed would render him motionless for life, this amazing 17-year old uplifts us all with a talk on how to continue following one's dream against all odds.
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when he was taking steps i had a tear roll down my cheek and a fat smile. thanks for that dude:]
cayterr 4 weeks ago in playlist TEDxYouth@SanDiego - 11/20/2011
Patrick is the coolest - he is an inspiration to all.
mcafeeyahoo 2 months ago
One of the best times of my life was being a part of Patrick's surfing life. Every day was an adventure with him, from adapting his equipment, building his boards, gathering sponsors and most of all, taking him surfing, all of these things was a new and incredible journey and I was lucky to be there in the beginning. He still inspires me every day.
See you in the water, "little brother".
-Robbie
happybarrels 2 months ago