Judy Foreman: Finding Purpose Through Pain Fuels Santa Barbara Athlete’s Paralympic Dream

As part of his rehabilitation after a 2018 motorcycle crash that left him quadraplegic, Kyle McKittrick began looking into adaptive sports and discovered wheelchair rugby. He’s become so adept at it that he now plays for a Las Vegas team and is setting his sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games.

Kyle McKittrick was living an active Santa Barbara life in 2018 — working construction, bartending at Pierre Lafond in Montecito, hiking with his dog and playing multiple sports. Then a motorcycle crash left him paralyzed from the chest down and with partial hand paralysis. Initially struggling with depression, McKittrick found his path forward through physical … Continue reading Judy Foreman: Finding Purpose Through Pain Fuels Santa Barbara Athlete’s Paralympic Dream

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