In 2002 Craig DeMartino fell 100 feet and landed on his feet, sending a shock wave through his body that crushed vertebra, shattered his legs, damaged internal organs and left him fighting for his life. But, there’s more to the story. On the next Line One, Prentiss Pemberton talks with Craig about his remarkable journey back from the brink of death.
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUEST:
- Craig Demartino, disabled climber and motivational speaker
- Risen Magazine interviews Demartino about his near-death fall in Rocky Mountain National Park
- Challenge Alaska is a local organization working with disabled athletes
- Adaptive Adventures is a mobile outdoor program that provides adaptive sporting equipment for disabled athletes
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
