William "Bill" Johnstone

In 1993 late October at work, a piece of a metal hammer that broke off, penetrated my right eye, and caused me permanent vision loss and glaucoma.
3 months later, in early December I was in a severe automobile accident which I obtained severe trauma to my right leg which they had to amputate above the knee. The right side of my face was also severely impacted from the accident where I broke 85% of my bones on the right side which I ended up with having metal plates put in holding my eye socket and lower jawbone. Also, from the impact I had to have my spleen, lever and small intestine repaired. I have had three major back surgeries and have had 7 mm of my right collarbone removed and I had my bicep and rotator cuff repaired on the right shoulder by almost tearing the bicep off.
What wheelchair basketball mean to me:
Playing wheelchair basketball for me means a lot playing with the coastal chairman as in being a blessing and a great opportunity. Just being part of a team has helped me by keeping my mind body and spirit healthy. Playing wheelchair basketball brings new friends and teammates into your life which helps you see that you are not the only one in the world with the only disability. Because of having all different adapted Sports gives everyone with a different disability to be able to participate in a sport that they like