The Wounded Warriors BC Run is facing ice, snow and freezing temperatures as the fundraiser covers Vancouver Island this week.
Posted: Mar. 1, 2023 6:17PMDespite their legs aching from each icy kilometre and lungs burning from the endurance of their cross-Island trek,Runner Mark Blachuras told CHEK News that the fundraiser and awareness campaign would save the lives of first responders struggling with trauma and PTSD like him.
On Wednesday, the team rolled into the Oyster River Fire Department, where Fire Chief Bruce Green was grateful to welcome them.“We all deal with the emotion and the trauma that we see with those, and for these runners to bring awareness to that, to say ‘Hey, it’s alright to talk about this.'” “Especially in the small rural communities. A lot of the people we’re responding to are people we know, and that adds another level to it,” said Green.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“Ultimately, we take that home with us every day and that starts to wear over time or just one big event, but that’s where it becomes so important for these programs and we’re trying to give people their lives back.
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