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Canadian disabled paddleboarder makes history crossing all 5 Great Lakes - see the documentary at COMMFFest this Friday

Thanks to my friend and fellow publicist, Danielle Iversen, I stepped away from TIFF to learn about the Community Arts & Film Festival taking place Sept. 14 to 22 in Toronto (celebrating its 18th anniversary this year), and the premiere of a special documentary to inform and inspire us all. Award-winning director Matthew Wagner is thrilled to premiere his latest documentary When Hope Breaks…

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Toronto man with disabilities to paddleboard across all five Great Lakes

Toronto man with disabilities to paddleboard across all five Great LakesOver the weekend, Mike Shoreman had a terrific day when he paddleboarded across the final Great Lake.After receiving a Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis in 2018, the former paddleboard coach, now 39, lost some of his mobility.This disability of the concerned person which ultimately had an impact on both his work and his mental health.When Shoreman felt ready, he knew he wanted to do something "newsworthy" to support the cause, he tells PEOPLE.Shoreman finally started volunteering with jack.org, a Canadian charity focused on child mental health.Last summer, he attempted to stand-up paddleboard across Lake Ontario from New York state to Toronto, but had to abandon the journey halfway through.He adds of the mission's failure, which was brought on by a tropical storm, "I was shattered." Following a month of "healing from the catastrophe,"As  he puts it, he resumed training in October with a more ambitious objective: traversing all five Great Lakes.Every crossing provided a unique set of difficulties, he says. "The crossings at Huron and Michigan took a total of 28 hours each."He goes on to say that it was "exhausting" to cross in the dark while experiencing dizziness and hearing loss. "My body truly started to degrade at 18 hours.He explained, "How much do I want this? became more of a mental game than a physical one." Read the full article

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Toronto native makes history crossing all five Great Lakes

Toronto native makes history crossing all five Great Lakes

Mike Shoreman has done it. The Toronto-born man has crossed all five Great Lakes in one summer on a paddleboard. Source: CP24

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Paddleboarder with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome crossing Great Lakes

Paddleboarder with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome crossing Great Lakes

(NewsNation) — Professional paddleboarder Mike Shoreman was told he would never paddleboard again in 2018 following a diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, an ailment that can leave parts of the body paralyzed. Shoreman says he soon after had a “mental breakdown.” He spent much of 2018 learning to walk again. By all accounts, it looked like his paddleboarding career was on the ropes. But Shoreman…

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Canadian with <b>neurological</b> condition attempts to paddleboard Lake Ontario

Canadian with neurological condition attempts to paddleboard Lake Ontario. Mental health advocate, author and athlete Mike Shoreman joins Global ... from Google Alert - neurological https://ift.tt/3sj5U1W

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Mike Shoreman the unbalanced paddleboarder

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