Back in February, I woke up to a phone call saying there was an accident down the road and I needed to check it out. So, by the time I arrived, EMS had cleared the scene of the people involved and there were 3 pretty mangled trucks, two in ditches and one on the road. Turned out, this jeep belonged to Max Yatch, now a senior at a local high school. From the scene, he was airlifted to a hospital in really bad condition. It was great to see Yatch at his home today as I photographed him for an article we're doing about rehab awareness week. He begins driving again on Monday, the first time since his accident.
With a radio purposefully playing in the background as a distraction, Max Yatch tries to concentrate as he completes various memory tasks with Beth Brookens, a speech pathologist with Special Tree's Neuro Rehabilitation System. Yatch was injured in a car accident in February and was released from the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids on May 1, three months after the accident. Yatch has entered his senior year at Bullock Creek High School.
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Hey John,
I'm starting a weekly feature on my website tonight that features my favorite photos other people have taken during the week.
Do you mind if I use that first photo? It'll have your photo credit and a link to here or your website, whichever you prefer.
Please let me know asap if it'll be alright.
Thank you,
Josh D. Weiss
joshdweiss.com
joshdweiss@gmail.com
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