Matthew Foushee, a dear friend, fellow surfer, devout yogi, and all around amazing person, was hit by a truck while on a surf trip in Mexico. On August 31st, 2013, Matt was crossing the street in front of Las Gaviotas, Mexico, when a truck traveling 50-60mph struck him. He was instantly unconscious, broke both his femurs, 8 ribs in two places each, had a collapsed lung (which later developed several infections, along with pneumonia), a lacerated liver, broken clavicle, cracked cranium in the lower back part of his skull that was so close to his spine it’s a miracle it didn’t move any further, broken jaw in two places, two cracked teeth, and lastly but most serious, a traumatic brain injury known as DAI – Diffuse Axonal Injury. The extent of the brain injury remains to be seen since he is just now coming out of his coma. Despite his interminable injuries though, Matt never stopped breathing and never stopped fighting.
A native of San Clemente in Southern California … More