Crushed but Unbroken: Hit By A Bus
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but Brad Arseneau’s here to prove them wrong. At 49, he decided to master skateboarding, a hobby that quickly became a passion—and surprisingly, had nothing to do with the bus accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Brad’s journey of resilience began not on his skateboard, but his bike. Faced with unimaginable challenges, he refused to let the accident define him. From relearning how to walk to skating like he never missed a beat, Brad’s story is a masterclass in grit, growth, and grabbing life by the trucks.
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| 0:43.7 | All right, folks, this week we have a banger. |
| 0:52.9 | Imagine, okay, picking up a skateboard for the first time at the age of 49 and absolutely crushing it, |
| 0:56.0 | only to have your life flipped upside down. |
| 1:01.1 | And not by the skateboard, but by being hit by a frickin' bus. |
| 1:03.0 | Yeah, you heard it. |
| 1:05.9 | Brad Arsenault has a wild story. |
| 1:13.5 | We're talking adrenaline, recovery, and proving everyone wrong, all while redefining what it means to bounce back. You're going to love this. We absolutely had the best time chatting with our friend, Brad. |
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| 1:33.2 | epic conversation. |
| 1:34.9 | Okay, without further ado, this and a certified badass Brad Arsnow. |
| 2:00.7 | So to give the folks a little context here, |
| 2:04.9 | I've got a buddy who reached out to me |
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