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Podcast: Blink of an Eye
Episode: #289 Can Strength Grow Through Adaptation? Mason Says Yes
Description: #289 Can Strength Grow Through Adaptation? Mason Says Yes
Today, Louise sits down with 22-year-old adaptive athlete and social media standout Mason Branstrator. You may know him from Instagram — modeling brands like Spoonie Threads and showing off wheelchair attachments like Firefly and Freedomtrax — but today we get to know the person behind the posts.
Mason takes us back to the skiing accident at 17 that broke his T12 vertebra and changed everything. We talk about his time at Craig Hospital, what it felt like to hear he might never walk again, and how determination, family support, and mind...