Crash Reel: Overcoming Concussion Trauma - Kevin Pearce

When Kevin Pearce fell and knocked himself unconscious on the snowboard halfpipe while training to go to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he never could know how much his life had changed in an instant. He spent 10 days in a coma, after which he had to re-learn to walk, talk and other basic functions. His family and friends were shocked when he started talking about getting back to snowboarding. His recovery is captured in the film The Crash Reel. Pearce now raises awareness of brain trauma as an injury comparable to a broken leg, rather than a simple bruise that can be overcome with grit or determination.