A cross-country motorcycle ride made its way through the foothills in southern Alberta, destined for Cranbrook, B.C. on Wednesday.
Starting in Halifax on Aug. 1, former and current veterans, emergency personnel such as paramedics, police officers and firefighters banded together to break down barriers and end the stigma surround post traumatic stress disorder .
“If you’ve been hurt serving Canada or her communities mentally from what you’ve seen and done, you are not broken,” he said.The foundation is only in its second year and, according to Harman, raised more than $70,000 last year.“We are the family you didn’t know you had, for those in the background out there with PTSD, it’s exactly who we are,” he said.The ride began in Nova Scotia and is scheduled to conclude in B.C. on Aug. 21.
“This ride takes that mask off, we have open, raw, honest conversations. This ride changes lives – it saves lives.”
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