Monthly Archives: May 2007
Luxemburg Man Feels Connection to Tiffany Pohl
The family of a Kaukauna teen left paralyzed after she was hit by an allegedly drunken driver says the high school senior spoke for...
Wheelchair life is eye opener
TWO girls from Aylesbury High School spent 24 hours in a wheelchair as part of an experiment to raise awareness of what it is...
Super wheelchair for Rockport man made possible by community
WEST ROCKPORT — The family of Derek O’Brien reports that a fund-raiser held in April produced enough money to allow them to order a...
You can’t slow Annie Hayes down
Annie Hayes has returned to the things she's always done, knowing that they'll never be the same.
Hayes, a 44-year-old from Pittsfield, has been...
Neurostimulation Comes of Age
Millions of people worldwide live active lives, thanks to implanted pacemakers that deliver electrical impulses to restore normal function to the heart. Now, electrical...
GH mother learning all over with son
Grand Haven resident Kim Talaga's Mother's Day present won't come with a bow and ribbon this year.
The gift arrived almost daily over the last...
Stockbridge grad overcomes accidents to graduate from UM
It was May 24, 1998, a week before Jaffer Odeh was to graduate from Stockbridge High School. He was driving home from Jackson after...
Paralyzed man lashes out at Pacman
DENVER (AP) - Tommy Urbanski fidgets in his electronic wheelchair, trying to find a comfortable position.
No luck. The pain just shifts.
Urbanski, paralyzed from an...
He’s come back from the depths
Ensenada — THE marathon swimmer churned a solitary path through the chilly current, his wave-sculpted shoulders and arms dragging his lifeless legs through the...
Pancakes with a purpose
XENIA Monday, the Dayton Veterans Wheelchair Sports Team that includes three Greene Countians will benefit from the proceeds when Xenia's Perkins' Restaurant & Bakery...
