Jimmy’s New Outlook
In 2004, he met an occupation therapist named Marc DePerno who introduced him to adaptive sports. Marc is another person who has fallen under the spell of Jimmy’s charismatic personality and recalled the first time he came to play basketball. Marc said, “He came to basketball the following week and had so much fun, not to mention brought a lot of laughs to the other participants. Jimmy’s humor and energy is contagious.” Soon Jimmy began participating in other sports until he found curling. He refers to it as “chess on ice”. As for advice to those who may face similar obstacles, Jimmy says, “You’re only as disabled as you want to be. It’s not the disability. It’s the ability in people that matters.”
