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Olivia Nord surfs at the Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego.

Beyond fun and games, there’s real healing at Summer Sports

Posted on Friday, September 20, 2019 2:00 pmSeptember 20, 2019 Posted in Adaptive Sports, ChooseVA, Mental Health by Gary Kunich 1k views

There are plenty of great times at the Summer Sports Clinic, but there is also a clinical benefit that goes …

Olivia Nord trains despite brain injury.

VA Minneapolis: Marine makes miracle brain injury recovery

Posted on Friday, June 28, 2019 9:00 amJuly 1, 2019 Posted in Adaptive Sports, Caregivers, ChooseVA, Health by Gary Kunich 2k views

The crash killed her three friends, and almost killed her and her mom. Despite a severe brain injury, Olivia …