Why would someone want to take their own life?
Paul Rosen is a suicide survivor and recovering addict, he talks openly about his mental illness and his road to recovery.
In 1975 as a promising 15-year-old Midget AAA hockey player, Rosen was skating hard in tournament when he caught a rut in the ice, fell and snapped his leg in 14 places. Over the next 24 years, Rosen underwent countless surgeries to repair his leg, however, in 1997 his leg snapped again. Over the next 18 months he suffered through 14 more unsuccessful surgeries until doctors discovered a massive infection in his knee and delivered the diagnosis that at age 39, his right leg would have to be amputated.
Paul Rosen has represented Canada as a member of the Paralympic ice hockey team three times, winning gold in 2006. The former goaltender joins CBC/Radio-Canada’s broadcast team for the Paralympic Winter Games as an ice hockey analyst.
