A couple months
ago, I was told about a “ghost out.” I heard about the program from a lady
named Emma Harrington. She is the Injury Prevention Specialist at Shepherd
Center. In the past few years, I have
done several talks with her at different high schools, mainly about my recovery
at Shepherd Center.
She told me
about the “ghost out” because they needed a speaker. It is so awesome because
they reenact car wrecks. It’s given to high school students around Prom and
Homecoming time. They make the actors, who are students, all bloody using
make-up. They have a pre-crashed car, firefighters everywhere, ambulances and
helicopters flying over the school!
Then I
come and speak to the students, over microphone. I am the living proof that
accidents do happen and they can be extremely deadly or dangerous. I tell them
a little bit about my accident, how not to drive while distracted and if at all
possible earn their degree!
There
were about three schools I talked to and they were all in Cherokee County. They
were schools like Cherokee County High School, River Ridge and Etowah. One of
those schools I talked to 1300 students. The students came up to me at the end
and hugged me. Some were in tears because they knew of someone who was involved
in a car wreck. One precious young man came up to me and said that he was going
to drop out of high school until he heard my story! It was an unbelievable
experience that I will never forget!
If you would like to find out more about “ghost outs” in
your community please contact your local fire department. You can also look on
this .
You can also see pictures of the ghost out( I’m the first
one)
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