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SH: We were excited to hear about you regaining the ability to lift your left arm. Another thing she could help with is to talk on the phone or use social media. It would be huge to connect it to Environmental Controls. SH: What do you think about the Amazon Alexa, the new technology Allen brought on his visit?īrian: Alexa is great, she has great potential.
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Two of my favorite series are Harry Potter and Eragon. I’ll read pretty much anything but my favorites are usually sci-fi and fantasy. I don’t need the voice-activated adjustable bed as much, because I just keep it elevated. I use the environmental controls through my voice on my tablet all day, every day. That way I can text people even when I am in the middle of something, like watching a movie.
SH: What technology does your daily life involve these days? Are you continuing to use the technology from the show, like the voice-activated texting, bed lift, and drink machine?īrian: I use a mouth stick to text people now, rather than voice-to-text. If I need to, there is someone I can go to – we can go out, get some food, go see a movie.
Obviously there are things that will affect that, but you can still choose to pick yourself up and do something. I am lucky to have what I have, people praying for me and everything.Įveryone has days where they are dark days or down days, but I’ve always been a firm believer that you make the choice whether to be happy or to be sad. Because I am such a positive person, I am able to turn a really difficult situation into something better. SH: How do you answer that? You must have some hard days.īrian: I have always been a really positive person, I am always having fun and smiling. In the Q&A time after my speech, one of the first questions people always ask is, “How are you able to stay so positive?” Every time I do my speech, it’s relatively similar, telling my story. I have had people tell me that I have changed their lives completely, helped them through dark times. SH: Tell us about your work as a motivational speaker.īrian: People have wanted to hear my story ever since I got hurt.
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I’m not just staying in my house – I go out and do things, make choices, to have a full life in society. In 2013 I went to Oklahoma for a couple of months and helped coach the men’s and women’s Paralympics volleyball teams. I have been helping to coach volleyball at my high school. I have gotten to scuba dive in California with my doctors. I travel around South Central Pennsylvania giving speeches, and people recognize me through that, too. I can talk to my house, turn on the lights and the music and everything. I am really thankful the show gave me a lot more independence. SH: What’s your life like after the show? Do you get recognized a lot?īrian: It’s really good. Simply Home asked Brian a few questions about his life after Extreme Makeover, how technology impacts his life today, and where his goals will lead him next! The technology included a tablet that powered environmental controls (home automation), a voice-activated adjustable bed and drink machine, intercoms for communicating throughout the home, adaptive controls for playing video games with his family, and voice-controlled text, before voice-texting was a common feature on cell phones. You may remember that the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes featured renovations of the Keefer family home and technology SimplyHome designed for Brian to give him greater independence. We know this development is just one step in his longer journey to recovery." Allen says, "Brian is focused and determined and will not stop there.
Mindful of this, Allen used his recent trip to Pennsylvania to encourage Brian to continue the intensity of his hard work towards recovery.
While encouraged by his progress, Brian has no intention of stopping there: he wants to walk, drive, and work with others who face quadriplegia.
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