Goonewardene To Participate In End To End
A school student who sustained a traumatic brain injury will join his Warwick Academy classmates in participating in the 35th Annual Convex Bermuda End to End on Saturday [May 7].
David Goonewardene, who is now 17, suffered a brain injury after a car he was a passenger in struck a wall on Knapton Hill Road in Smith’s in March last year.
He and his school friends will walk from Warwick Academy on Middle Road to Dockyard as part of the “Middle to End” in a show of support for his recovery.
Helen Cart, David’s mother, said: “A year ago, we weren’t sure what the future held for David. We weren’t even sure he would walk again.
“Needless to say, 15 months into his recovery, he has worked towards his goal and has signed up to support and participate in the 35th Annual Bermuda End to End.
“Thanks to the tremendous support of his medical team, therapists, WindReach Bermuda, his school, Warwick Academy, his friends and family.”
David spent a month in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital intensive care unit before airlifting to Boston Children’s Hospital, where he stayed for a fortnight.
He also spent several months receiving care at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston and the Sargent Rehabilitation Centre in Rhode Island.
A statement from Warwick Academy read: “We are thrilled to announce that our student David Goonewardene, who was injured in a car accident, is well enough to take part in The Bermuda End to End with us.
“Let’s show David our support and respect for his fight by walking with him from Warwick Academy to Dockyard.”
To sign up for the Warwick Academy’s “Middle to End”, visit www.bermudaendtoend.bm/register.
