Adam Gamble
2003 Community Hero
Adam, 16, loves computer games and pizza. He looks forward to meeting new people and experiencing new opportunities. One of his favorite sayings is, "Smile and everyone smiles with you."
On September 11, 2001, Adam's life was dramatically changed after being struck by a car and sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Basic life skills had to be re-learned and he had to depend on others around him for help. Through countless hours of rigorous physical therapy, terrific courage and unbelievable willpower, Adam is adapting to a new lifestyle and treasures the new people that have entered his life.
Recently, Adam returned to the ski slopes, donning a pair of skis and protective helmet. Adam is clearly qualified to define a hero as “The kind of person who triumphs over impossible odds.”
