Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame: Matthew Thomas (Founder of Positive-Matters.Org)
“Me and my friend Billy golfed at Westlake last week at Westlake Golf Course. And when I took him by the bridge, it’s kinda trippy going by there. Every time I go out to Westlake, I gotta go say hi to the firefighters that rescued me.”
Air date: 07/01/2025
Tune in as Poorman interviews Matthew Thomas, founder of Positive Matters, a service charity and educational organization to help those with traumatic brain injuries and other disabilities increase independence in the community and improve their quality of life.
Matt is a coma and traumatic brain injury survivor who was initially given a 5% chance of living. After years of defying the odds (and most conventional medical wisdom), he is now a motivational speaker, DUI lecturer, brain injury consultant, wildlife photographer, body boarder, golfer, and hydrobike world record holder.
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