A broken body isn't a broken person

Name: A broken body isn't a broken person
Uploaded: 2012-11-28T16:00:46Z
Duration: 18 min 40 s
Description: Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal -- until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Her message: you are not your body, and giving up old dreams can allow new ones to soar.

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Janine Shepherd |

TEDxKC

• October 2012

Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal -- until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Her message: you are not your body, and giving up old dreams can allow new ones to soar.