Rebuilding A Brick Wall
Evan Wall is a bright, mischievous 19-year-old and self-proclaimed ‘tough guy’ from the small town of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan whose only concerns are football, engineering college and partying. In 2016, a severe car accident and resulting brain injury bring his carefree life to a screeching halt.
After six months of intensive hospitalization and physiotherapy, Evan returns to a very different world, one in which his coordination and speech have been irrevocably damaged. Now visibly disabled and facing a new phenomenon, ableism, Evan finds out how tough he really is.
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“From the moment I first met Evan
in the early days of his journey with brain injury, it struck me as a story that
needed to be told.”
Glenda James
Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association
Rebuilding a Brick Wall is a must read for anyone who has experienced, directly or indirectly, the effects of brain injury. Which means pretty well everyone, and most of us don’t know nearly enough about the condition.
J. Jill Robinson,
Author of More in Anger
Praise for
Rebuilding A Brick Wall
“The story of the Wall family touched my heart. As a father of a son, I imagined what it must have been like for Myron and Cindy to navigate the aftermath of Evan’s horrible accident. His parents were both so gracious and thankful, and Evan’s continued hard work toward his recovery is so inspiring.”
Rob McCarthy, LPN
Lead Singer of The 100th Meridian
Gauthier, a Saskatoon resident, does a phenomenal job of bringing Evan’s story to life in Rebuilding a Brick Wall.
Toby A. Welch,
SaskBooks
“Evan is truly inspiring!
Armed with humour and honesty,
his story shows you truly cannot judge
a book by its cover.”
Jennie Knudsen
& Lisa McGowan
Saskatchewan
North and Central
ABI Outreach Teams
This story about Evan Wall, a journey from boyhood to becoming an adult with disabilities would make a great read in our High School education system
Shawna Butler,
The Miramichi Reader