"Dead on arrival". That was the diagnosis when Jim
MacLaren was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after being hit by a bus on his
motorcycle. When he woke from his coma, he was missing his left leg below the
knee. He’d previously been a Yale University lacrosse and football player, but
after the accident, life as he knew it was full of questions. Undetered by his
accident, he took up swimming and learned how to run on a prosthetic leg. He
eventually competed in the New York City Marathon and the Ironman triathlon.
Although he later suffered another accident that left him paralyzed, MacLaren
turned his tragedy into triumph by becoming a motivational speaker and life
coach encouraging others to live their life to the fullest no matter what it
takes.
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