….sometimes you just need a little help from your friends, and other times you make new friends during a very difficult time. This is what happened to our family when our son, Brett Banasiewicz, suffered a traumatic brain injury on his BMX bike on August 23, 2011. Dustin Grice is one of Brett’s BMX buddies that reached out to us about the Link Foundation. Jeff Troldahl, founder of the Link Foundation, and Dustin Grice designed a “Maddog” bracelet with Brett’s signature colors pink and green. The Link Foundation sold many bracelets via the internet and also allowed us to sell the bracelets at Brett’s BMX Skate Park. The proceeds went to Brett’s mounting medical bills. Brett was able to obtain the best care in the United States that also included hyperbarics. Brett had to relocate to Texas because the state of Indiana is not licensed to administer hyperbarics for TBI’s..
Lisa Banasiewicz, Brett B's Mom Kitchen Skatepark
Once again our superhero of a friend and not so bad on a BMX bike, Dustin Grice got us hooked up and some coverage in BMX Plus Magazine. We are so thankful to BMX Plus and to Dustin and only hope that the message of connection just keeps getting out there. Be sure to check out www.bmxplusmag.com every month, and www.ridetcff.org to catch up on all of Dustin and the Factory’s adventures.
