A Kingston woman has achieved her goal of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for those suffering from brain injuries. Article content

On Aug. 17, 30-year-old Megan Wheatley stood at the summit of the tallest mountain in Africa — 5,895 metres — after an eight-day trek, and 12 years after a life-changing car accident that left her with a serious brain injury. Article content

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Her journey to the peak raised $7,500 for Community Brain Injury Services at Providence Care, according to a media release from University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF), the charitable foundation that supports Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Providence Care.

“Climbing Kilimanjaro was definitely more than just summiting a mountain,” Wheatley said i

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