Health for Life - Summer 2018

G e a r G r a c e

A helmet and a team of medical experts saved a student’s life and sent him down the road to recovery. Kiley Norvell STAFF WRITER

For nearly all of Bryson Frank’s two de- cades of life, he has had a passion for motorcycles. At the age of two, he grav- itated toward dirt bikes, and his parents, Jenny Patten and Merlyn Frank, lovingly strapped on his helmet and taught him to ride. It was no surprise that when he

turned 16, he got his motorcycle license and a bike of his own. Safety has been paramount since day one. His parents were diligent, and Bryson never rode without proper gear. On May 11, 2017, Bryson was headed home from school at Bakersfield Col-