Cody Tresierra
The abrupt halt to a young, active, sports-oriented life just reaching adulthood is among life's worst tragedies. Cody Tresierra, 19 at the time, now counts himself lucky that his life was spared when a motor vehicle accident left him paralyzed from the neck down.Born in Ashcroft, British Columbia, and raised in Clinton, Cody was living in Quesnel with his family at the time of the accident. Transferred to the extended-care Pearson Hospital in Vancouver, he took up mouth painting as a form of therapy.Encouraged and guided by instructor Betty Black, he became more enthusiastic as his