LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AND WHERE BRITTANY’S PASSION COMES FROM A PHENOMENAL STORY OF OVERCOMING WHAT LIFE SENDS YOUR WAY
What Defines Us Is
How Well We Rise
After We Fall
July 1st, 2018 | LIFESTYLES HEALTH AND WEALTH
VICTORY FOR VICKNAIR Brittany Vicknair was an energetic and athletic college student attending Southeastern Louisiana University when her whole life was violently turned upside down. At the young age of 18, Vicknair was unexpectedly diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis. “I was at a friend’s house and suddenly felt strange. I thought that I had the flu,” said Vicknair. “But when I woke up the next day and couldn’t walk, I knew it was so much worse.” Read More
June 2nd, 2016 | NEW ORLEANS
After a week in a coma, college freshman, Brittany Grunberg, woke up to find that bacterial meningitis had barely spared her life but that it had taken both of her legs below her knees. She wasn’t angry, but she was frustrated. “A lot of people die from meningitis,” she says. “It’s such a fast disease. Everyone said, ‘You’re so lucky!’ But I lost both of my legs. I thought, ‘How can I be lucky?’” Read More
March 9th, 2016 | NEW ORLEANS
In a just over two weeks, thousands will be taking part in the Crescent City Classic, but two competitors will be running for a special cause. Even the loss of limbs won’t hold them back. They come from different walks of life, but they’re on a similar path. Read More
LaPlace’s Brittany Grunberg racing again on specially outfitted prosthetic legs
October 10th, 2015 | LAPLACE
Today marks 11 years since one local woman’s life changed. Instead of dwelling on the past, she is looking toward the future… Read More
