# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs1WlZ4OPnj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18810510-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-29T16:23:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

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Surrounded by family, friends and fellow brain injury survivors, 17-year-old Ralph Yarl made his first public appearance on Monday after he was shot when going to the wrong house and since his name became known around the world. 

The Staley High School honor student, joined by a pack of family members visiting from Minnesota and elsewhere, walked in the annual Memorial Day race at Loose Park, Going the Distance for Brain Injury. 

Yarl suffered a traumatic brain injury in April when he was shot in the head and arm after ringing a doorbell in the Northland while trying to pick up his younger brothers. 

“This is not something that anyone planned for, however, it is one of those things where there’s a whole community of people that go through this, live life with this. It’s important for Ralph to see that he is not alone,” Yarl’s aunt, Faith Spoonmore, told The Star.

“We want him to see there are people still living good lives even after this. That’s the part we’re most grateful for. There’s still hope.”

As many as 1,000 participants raced through Loose Park on Monday, including many in neon green T-shirts who registered to be a part of “Team Ralph,” said Robin Abramowitz, executive director of the Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City. It was the 36th annual race held to raise money for the organization, which provides brain injury advocacy, education and resources.

Read more about the event at the link in our bio. 

#KansasCity #TraumaticBrainInjury #RalphYarl #KC #LocalNews

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