Ralph Yarl honored at Going the Distance for Brain Injury event on Memorial Day [Video]

MULTI-GAME SUSPENSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE CRASH. RALPH JARRELL WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR AT TODAY’S GOING THE DISTANCE FOR BRAIN INJURY RUN. HE’S THE TEENAGER SHOT IN THE HEAD AND ARM WHEN HE MISTAKENLY KNOCKED ON THE WRONG DOOR LAST YEAR. KMBC NINE S MARTIN AUGUSTINE SHOWS US WHY TAKING THIS STEP WAS IMPORTANT FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY. TODAY’S GOING THE DISTANCE FOR BRAIN INJURY RUN WAS A METAPHOR IN MANY WAYS FOR RALPH GAAL AND HIS MOTHER, CLEO NAGBE. THEY WERE AMONG THOSE RIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE. SINCE RALPH WAS THIS YEAR’S HONOREE FOR THIS EVENT. BUT TAKING OFF AND WALKING THIS COURSE WAS JUST ONE MORE CHALLENGE FOR RALPH TO CROSS OFF THE LIST AND A YEAR FULL OF CHALLENGES, STARTING WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. HIS MOTHER SAYS SHE HOPES SINCE THEY FINISHED THIS RACE, …