Canada’s first Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal won by women’s relay swimmers Jessica was 12 years old when she suffered a brain injury during a luge training run in Calgary.“Some people say it must’ve been so negative,” recalled Jessica’s mom Karen Sevick. “We didn’t come away from it that way.
We thought we were lucky she was still with us, and we will just move forward.”Jessica was in a coma for two weeks at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
Calgary Olympians ‘so proud’ to support kids with classroom visits “I remember a fellow said when she had her brain trauma that some children will decide to not move forward.
Some children will decide to move forward, and we said we are hoping she’s one that wants to do that. She has kind of demonstrated.