Peter Weissman’s life turned upside down at the age of four. His parents divorced, he went from riches to rags, and his abusive father thought corporal punishment was how to keep his family in line. Peter quickly learned resilience, something he would need throughout his life.
After graduating, Peter achieved financial security until life took two more turns and tore away his stability. First was a potentially paralyzing spinal cord injury while his officially undiagnosed MS started. He was 30 and married for two years.
It took six years for doctors to recognize MS and begin much needed early stage treatment. Everything leading up to this gave Peter the anger and drive to refuse to be a victim.
Peter chose possibility over impossibility. Peter is a loving husband and father, an Advanced Open Water Certified Scuba Diver, a brilliant nature photographer, a wheelchair athlete and one of Canada’s most respected tax accountants.
Peter’s advocacy for accessibility and improved tax systems for people with disabilities mirrors Eric’s advocacy for people without housing. It proves that from trauma can come triumph and that these tales of two brothers make our world a better place.
Marketing Hall of Legends and Canadian Marketing and PR Hall of Fame inductee Tony Chapman hosts Chatter That Matters. Each week Tony shares a story of someone who overcomes circumstances to chase their dreams and change their world and ours for the better.
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