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JOEL MANNING. relaxes at home ona a day off from work with the bass guitar’ he. bought from friend Jason Mattenley. it’s. been six months since Manning was seri- — ‘ously injured and Mattenley. died from injuries: sustained in a bike crash following . _ MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO" an after-prom party. 1 JOEL: MANNING relaxes on the sofa on a day off from: work. » His mom is home and the dog and cat sit nearby. as he.watches.TV surrounded by the . 7 'warinth of the wood burning stove that heats » the home- against the sub- -ZeLO temperatures outside. i tt “It’s ‘been ‘six months. since an ‘accident “left Manning: badly injured in hospital and claimed the life of his friend Jason Matten- ley. On May 28, ; a couple of passersby found Manning and Mattenley lying: unconscious “in a ditch at the intersection of Johnson and_ 7 Merkley roads off North Eby § St. ° It appeared that the pair had been riding the same bike south on Merkley Road and - “failed to négotiate the turn onto Johnson Road following an after-prom party when the: accident happened. © . “Both.-were rushed ‘to Mills Memorial “Hospital: -and ‘later airlifted to hospital. in Vancouver where Mattenley_ succumbed to . his i injuries May 29. ‘Manning spent several weeks in hospital _ recuperating from a cracked skull and bro-. * “heavy duty. mechanics. program at. North- ken rib:and surgeries to reduce swelling in TE ERT ENRR Crewe "his left arm and to stop bleeding from three | places i in his brain. , “ Manning’ s mom Kerry Primeau said he’ s. doing welt. . “Yeah, he’ s coming along,” she. said. “He's done remarkably w well for such a 1 short Teen is doing well ‘6 months after. crash “Pin good to go,”, ” said Manning. ° ‘His balance has returned to normal. and he has completed physiotherapy. a -He’s not quite 100 per cent, though. The strength i in his left hand is about 65 to 70 per cent of normal, which interferes with get-- ting back to playing the electric guitar as he doesn’t have full use of his pinky. -He and Mattenley used to jam together. : “Mattenley was an awesome guitar Player, he” said. Manning had bought Mattenley’ s bass . - guitar and borrowed his acoustic guitar be- fore the crash. Afterward, Mattenley’s dad _ 5 let him keep the acoustic guitar. 7 It helps keep Mattenley’s memory alive.. “T think about it every day but I’ni not go- ° ing tobe able to forget. I just got to live day to day,” Manning said. ‘ Over the summer, Manning finished his provincial exams and graduated from high school. Now he’ § working part time at Canadian | . Tire and is thinking about enrolling in col- lege here. Manning: had planned to enrol in the : west Community College but is now think- ing about the welding program instead, once _ he has saved enough money — possibly next “year. 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