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Ep. 62 - Foster Andersen

Sep 25, 2024 · 31m 31s
Ep. 62 - Foster Andersen
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Transcript: https://rmad.ac/AIAe062 Foster's journey took a dramatic turn at 17 during the summer between his junior and senior years of high school. An active and athletic young man, he was...

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Foster's journey took a dramatic turn at 17 during the summer between his junior and senior years of high school. An active and athletic young man, he was riding his motorcycle through the woods of upstate New York when a severe accident left him in a two-week coma. He recalls a near-death out-of-body experience when his heart stopped for six seconds. Despite his quadriplegia, Foster's determination to live fully never wavered. Seven months after the accident, he left the hospital with a clear goal, "I wanted to get outdoors again. I wanted to get unstuck."

Though unable to walk, he went on to bungee jump out of a hot air balloon, scuba dive, surf, chair ski, sail, and follow the Grateful Dead, invent a frisbee for quadriplegics, attend engineering school and drive across the country in his adaptive van. As an inventor and innovator, Foster's adventures were just beginning in ways he never imagined. His mission became sharing this spirit with others in the disability community. In 1985, he co-founded Shared Adventures with a sit ski program in Rochester, New York. For over 30 years, Foster has been running the program in Santa Cruz, inspiring countless others to embrace life after challenge.

Connect with Foster:

Shared Adventures
Access Santa Cruz County (scaccessguide.com)
Shared Adventures | Santa Cruz CA | Facebook
Shared Adventures - YouTube
Shared Adventures (@sharedadventuressc) • Instagram photos and videos
Phone: (831)-459-7201

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