Storm Brock joined the Canadian Armed Forces shortly after high school, enrolling as a combat engineer and later serving as a vehicle technician. 

It was a dream job that took the young Ottawa man to the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and Alberta, fostering friendships and a community that have outlasted his time in the military.

But just one year into his service, while posted to the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, Brock had a seizure. He said he woke up in the hospital not knowing where he was, his age, or his roommate standing at his bedside. 

According to Brock, this was the beginning of a series of persistent seizures that would eventually force his medical release and turn into a years-long battle with Veterans Affairs.