Quadriplegic triumphs over tragedy to help others
Paul Jacobson, 45, will receive the 2009 "Victories of Spirit" Award from the Sharp Healthcare Foundation on Friday, June 5.
“If you’re driving along the...
Spinal injury victims show perseverance for life
Taipei, May 30 (CNA) Hundreds of victims of spinal injuries demonstrated their enormous perseverance and shared their stories of overcoming adversity at a charity...
The Games Come to Scotland This Summer
The FES Sport Day will bring competitors and visitors from across the world to Scotland to compete in various FES Sport events and to...
Chair challenge helps people in wheelchairs
Rick Hansen event funds work in Stouffville
No one can fully comprehend what it's like to live life with a spinal cord injury or be...
A life – in motion
It was the early 1980s, and Robb Dunfield, 19, was ready to celebrate the first night of summer with his friends in Vancouver’s Spanish...
Fundraiser hopes to raise money for those with spinal-cord injuries
Hal Hargrove Jr. had a decision to make, one that would affect him and those around him for the rest of his life.
After a...
Event gets the wheels turning
Basketballs bounced, wheels turned and the whistle was blown for yesterday's official kickoff of Barrie's seventh annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion event.
The annual...
BBC journalist Frank Gardner on life in a wheelchair
Frank Gardner, the BBC journalist who has spinal-cord injuries after being shot in Saudia Arabia, swaps tales of life in a wheelchair with our...
Would-be quadriplegic taking first post-accident steps at L.A. Marathon
When Tom Bolewski suffered a serious spinal cord injury 16 months ago, his doctors told him he would live out the rest of his...
Durango girl healing from serious spinal injury
It was a regular Thursday. Durango High School sophomore Alyssa Shelton got up and got ready for school, just as she always did. But...
