If you’ve ever happened across Marty Verlaan on a Toronto street over the past decade or so, you’ll notice something different about him right away and it’s not hard to spot. He’s walking backwards. “I just wanted to tell Marty’s story and show people that someone like Marty walking backwards on the street might seem a little peculiar at first. “To people that don’t know Marty, it comes off as a very unusual thing that someone might do that (walk backwards) ... but it’s just part of who he is. “When you get to know the person and hear their story, then you’re not just focused on the symptomology or the symptom.

Source: thestar January 27, 2021 22:35 UTC