From the Advocate:
“Transforming hope into action” serves as the motto for the Split Second Foundation.
The organization’s founder, Mark Raymond, worked as a broadcast engineer for television networks such as CBS and ESPN. The New Orleans native traveled across the country regularly and lived an independent lifestyle.
But on July 4, 2016, Raymond’s life was altered in just a split second.
During a boating outing with his friends at Pontchartrain Beach, Raymond dove in shallow water near the shore and instantly broke his neck.
The break in his neck caused a spinal cord injury, and from that moment on, he started to face the reality of being a C-5 quadriplegic.
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