EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – A Cincinnati man is on a mission to bring awareness to mental health struggles, and he’s doing that while kayaking 6,000 miles on the river.
The man, Joseph Solomon, made a stop in Evansville after traveling 14 days on the Ohio river, and he says during his stops, he’s met a lot of people.
He says back in 2012 his life changed following a life-threatening reaction to anesthesia.
Soloman says the aftermath brought a number of mental health challenges, ending his nursing career and leaving him searching for meaning, but he says a kayak and the open water have helped.
He’s heading north now toward the Mississippi River and will then back to Cincinnati.
Soloman has a website where you can donate towards the cause. You can find that website at kayaking4acause.com.
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