Charitable Work
In recent years, McKenna has become involved with many charity organizations. Some of which he has personal connection.
Some of the organizations are: Wheelchair athletes, Adult ADHD, MS Society, Lupus Canada and McMaster Sick Kids.
McKenna suffered a debilitating back injury in the early 2000s that left him unable to walk for a year. He went through times being in a wheelchair and having to learn to walk again. He is blessed and thankful that he did regain the ability to walk, but is also now very aware of those who are not so fortunate. It was from this experience that he became involved with Wheel chair athletes.
His mother Patricia has been and still is suffering from Lupus. She has been suffering from the condition since the 1970s. McKenna is good friends with fellow Comedian and Second City alumni Colin Mochrie. Patrick, Colin and Colin's wife Debra McGrath are often seen helping McKenna with Lupus charity fundraising.
McKenna has been ADD/ADHD his entire life, and was not diagnosed until he was well into his forties. He has become somewhat of spokesman on this condition in Canada through his personal struggles. He wants Adult ADDers to know this condition is not all bad, it has its positives and negatives. McKenna and Rick Green, a writer and performer for "The Red Green Show," made a documentary to explain some of these positives and negatives, titled "ADD and Loving It." Both men open up about how it has effected them and their relationships, McKenna's wife Janis is also interviewed during the documentary and goes through the diagnosing process on camera with Patrick.
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