Rick Hansen reflects on Man in Motion 40th anniversary

The 40th anniversary of Rick Hansen's Man in Motion tour leads MedicalWatch for March 21, 2025. Rick Hansen wheeled his way around 34 countries in 26 months, captivating millions with his courage as he scaled incredible physical and mental heights. But before all that in March 1985, only minutes after Hansen and his small team set out from a Vancouver shopping mall to launch the Man in Motion World Tour, a "smashing" early setback in front of hundreds of well-wishers occurred. "They were thinking, 'Now he can't even get out of the parking lot. Good luck,'" a smiling Hansen remembered…