Brain Injury Ambassador, Medeline Uretsky

 

The Lynn Rotary was recently addressed by Madeline Uretsky, a recent graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School speaking as an ambassador on behalf of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.

 

The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts in conjunction with the national Brain Injury Association has established the Ambassador Program. Under this program, speakers who have suffered brain injuries and concussions help to promote prevention and education about the injury by linking it to their personal history and background. The goals of this program are to increase awareness and reduce the incidence of brain injury by promoting traffic safety; to encourage helmet use: to decrease violent behavior through education: and to increase safety practices.

 

Last year, Madeline suffered two concussions within five months. The first was in a car accident. The second one happened while playing soccer in her high school game. Madeline told the club how these injuries changed her life. She explained her recovery process and conveyed  the message of how to prevent brain injuries.  There was lively discussion about brain injuries and club members were appreciative of  Medeline’s informative talk and her courage at overcoming the effects of her injury.