John Berfelo

My name is John Berfelo and this is my story about my fight to servie the WorkSafe B.C system....
June 23rd 2005 , I awoke to sun rays piercing through my bedroom window at roughly 5:30am. Feeling chipper I decided to head off to work early to get a start on a long and busy day. I was a Glazier by trade... I installed glass. My official title was an architectural metal mechanic / glass worker, I installed widows and the aluminum frames in high rises and commercial buildings in Vancouver, Canada. I was the first one on the job that morning. I was also working with my dad..
, I remember stepping back with my right foot and nothing was there...I was falling... and then briefly remembering trying to get to my cell phone, it was in the top pocket of my coveralls and I could not turn my head I also remember someone holding my head then bright lights and commotion. I had just fallen 28ft onto concrete and my life had changed forever!

This is the first 6 years is my life after my fight from 28 ft, the start to survive from my injuries, to overcome great obstacles and challenges from the extent of my injuries, to fighting Work-Safe B.C. for acceptance of my injuries , having to protest to try and draw awareness to how injured workers were and are being treated. I forced onto Social assistance (Welfare) they tore down my house I was living and forced me on the streets.
This series is to help educate the public and other injured workers on the WorkSafe B.C system, the path that lead into education on pain control, being published and winning awards for my accomplishments and more. This is a success story about I man's battle to overcome his pain with natural standardized cannabis. this is a series that will continue ..
January 1st 2015 profile
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-berfelo/60/101/7a4