May 16, 2008

Wheelchair athletes ready to roll June 10

Flamborough Review - Waterdown, ON ~ Charlie Cetinski, Harvey Uppal, Les McLaughlin and Chuck Mealing are about to embark on an incredible journey ...         Full Story

May 16, 2008

World Renowned Spinal Cord Specialist, Dr. Martin Grumet, from Rutgers University, to Visit BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics' Headquarters to Discuss Experiment Results

Centre Daily Times - Centre, PA ~ The Company's initial focus is on Parkinson's, ALS and Spinal Cord Injury, although its technology has promise for treating several others diseases ...        Full Story

May 14, 2008

Quadriplegic mom faces new challenges

Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton, OH ~ But she can not remember who told her that her neck had been broken and that she would be a quadriplegic for the rest of her life. "That's what's amazing. ...        Full Story

Rosanna Neff with her second daughter Chloe Dee Wackerly

May 14, 2008

PGA awards Walters top honor

Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL ~ Walters, 58, a paraplegic trick-shot artist and star of the Dennis Walters Golf Show, has toured the country for 32 years performing at clinics in 49 states ...        Full Story

May 14, 2008

Accident victim launches $11-million lawsuit

Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada -- A young hockey player who was left a quadriplegic following a car wreck has launched an $11-million lawsuit against the Alberta Motor ...        Full Story

May 12, 2008

Family of paralyzed father pins hope on new treatment

Statesville Record & Landmark - NC ~ Marci clicked on another link and saw a paralyzed man lifting himself, while grasping a bar, from a sitting position to standing. John couldn’t even reach ...        Full Story

May 12, 2008

Disabled man faces prison

Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia ~ PRISON authorities are grappling with the dilemma of how to accommodate a quadriplegic man facing a jail sentence for conspiring to ...        Full Story

May 12, 2008

Thieves swipe 16 basketball wheelchairs

United Press International - REGINA, Saskatchewan - A Canadian paraplegic wheelchair-basketball coach in Regina, Saskatchewan, appealed Monday for the return of 16 ...        Full Story

May 10, 2008

Mother who was paralyzed receives $100,000 on 'Regis and Kelly'

The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk, VA ~ Dawn Weiss, a mother of two who was shot and paralyzed during a robbery last May at a home in Norfolk, today received a check for $100000 on the “Live with ...        Full Story

The Weiss family gathers with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa after the taping of the 'Mom's Dream Come True' special.

May 09, 2008

Paralyzed Veterans going to Summer Olympics in style

The Daily Item of Lynn - Boston, MA - For years the New England Paralyzed Veterans Association (NEPVA) has been attending the Paralyzed Veteran's Summer ...        Full Story

May 09, 2008

Wheelchair-bound Lanham native wins CoverGirl contest

Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD ~ Lanham native Janice Jackson overcame a paralyzing spinal cord injury that left her wheelchair-bound 23 years ago to become ...         Full Story

May 09, 2008

Woman paralyzed in Norfolk shooting to be honored on national television

WVEC.com - Norfolk, VA ~ Dawn Weiss was paralyzed from the chest down when the teenage assailants hit her with five bullets. After reading a letter from Weiss’ husband, ...        Full Story

May 07, 2008

Judge delays quadriplegic's sentencing in fatal wreck

Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield, CA ~ The sentencing of a quadriplegic accused of killing a 69-year-old woman in a car crash was postponed this morning because his attorney is withdrawing his ...       Full Story

May 06, 2008

She dreams of walking

Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont, CO ~ car accident caused a spinal cord injury that left her legs weak and uncoordinated and her hand muscles rigid. She originally was paralyzed from ...        Full Story

May 06, 2008

Paralyzed man takes pride in small miracles

Monitor - McAllen, TX ~ Project Walk had recently partnered with the University of California, Irvine, to measure any correlation between its therapy and spinal cord injury ...        Full Story

Marci Pou, center, looks on as her husband John Pou, left, works out with a trainer

May 04, 2008

Advances offer hope for spinal injury patients

MSNBC - There is no cure for a spinal cord injury, but much headway has been made in clinical research that could lead to one. Other therapies have helped to ...        Full Story

May 04, 2008

Coping with change: One student's story

St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud, MN ~ His choice left him a quadriplegic. Now the quiet 17-year-old tries to adjust to life in an immobile body while he rewrites his future. ...        Full Story

Rocori High School senior Luke Szczech talks with his date, Linsey Matteson

May 04, 2008

Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act

Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC ~ Within hours, his strapping body was paralyzed from the shoulders down. A rare virus called transverse myelitis had attacked his spinal column. ...        Full Story

May 03, 2008

Man paralyzed by West Nile shares harrowing tale

KTVB - Boise, ID ~ Two months later he woke up - paralyzed from the neck down. “It feels weird I feel like I am falling forward,” West Nile survivor Mel Lacy said. ...         Full Story

May 03, 2008

Publisher enables pursuit of triathlons

Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA ~ The 31-year-old paraplegic athlete is training for his first triathlon, thanks to a nonprofit started by Michael Lenhart. ...          Full Story

May 03, 2008

Community rallies to raise money for injured dad

ABC 4 - Salt Lake City - An entire community rallied together in Provo Friday night to help a young father paralyzed in a tragic accident. ...          Full Story

May 01, 2008

Vet paralyzed in Iraq emerges as antiwar icon

FayObserver.com - Fayetteville, NC ~ Young, who relies on a wheelchair since being paralyzed by a bullet in Iraq, left his spot and headed for the ramp. Suddenly, the crowd of about 2000 ...        Full Story

May 01, 2008

Life Rolls On & Christiaan Bailey: Helping People with Disabilities Pursue Their Dreams of Surfing

American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA ~ Life Rolls On is a 501c3 non-profit foundation, that serves as a resource for young people whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injury. ...         Full Story

Christiaan Bailey

May 01, 2008

Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury Benefit From Early Decompression: Presented at AANS

DG News - The study includes patients with subaxial cervical spinal cord injuries (American Spinal Injury Association [ASIA] grades AD) and computed evidence of ...         Full Story

May 01, 2008

New foundation receives bevy of local support 

Claremont Courier - Claremont, CA ~ The event’s purpose was to raise money for spinal cord injury victims. “It is so overwhelming,” said Lorie Hargrave as she surveyed the crowd of people. .....        Full Story

Lorie Hargrave wipes her son Hal’s face moments before Hal spoke to more than 700 guests at the Be Perfect Foundation fundraiser.

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