The Doc Project

3 concussions gave this Yellowknifer a (temporary) French accent, and a new outlook on life

When Miranda Currie woke up on the ice, she was confused. Her phone was ringing. It was her dad. "I don't know where I am," she told him.
Miranda Currie hit her head on the ice of Great Slave Lake after a kite-skiing accident. She was woken up by her sled dog, Kenzie (not pictured), licking her face. (Joanne Stassen, CBC)

When Miranda Currie woke up on the ice, she was confused. Her phone was ringing, and her dog was licking her face. Her head hurt. She dug in the pocket of her brightly coloured, homemade parka, and answered her phone. It was her dad. "I don't know where I am," she told him.