Yearly Archives: 2007
Stem cell bill faces certain veto
The legislation passes the House and Senate but is short of the two-thirds majorities to override a veto, which Bush has pledged to make.
WASHINGTON...
Robin Williams appears at Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation benefit
"Roll the way!" Robin Williams said to a wheelchair-bound guest wearing a "Go Forward" dog tag with a Superman insignia at "Making Magic Happen,"...
Craig Hospital Celebrates 100 Years
(CBS4) ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Craig Hospital in Englewood celebrates 100 years of service this weekend. A party with graduates of the specialized Rehabilitation hospital was...
Research shows big strides start with small steps
Jeff Adams looked up from his wheelchair at the Bloorview Kids Rehab centre yesterday and saw what might have been.
Coming toward him was Nicholas...
‘You have to learn how to start over again’
The day was supposed to be like any other. At age 51 Darryl Neighbour, the boss of a construction company he co-owned, was finishing...
THE HANDS OF AN ARTIST
The last thing Kevin White remembers from the evening of his accident is the brilliant June sky and thinking "what a beautiful sunset it...
State spinal cord fund may be named for Reeve
There is movement in Albany to rename the state's spinal cord injury research fund and its research board in memory of Christopher Reeve, the...
‘I might even run again’
Great strides for spinal care
Nicholas Schoenhoff's spinal cord injury would have left him paralyzed for life 20 years ago but now because of...
Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
The ability to regenerate nerve cells in the body could reduce the effects of trauma and disease in a dramatic way. In two presentations...
Celebrating Silver
There is something faulty about using the word "handicapped" to describe Stephanie Dodd. A spinal cord injury left her legs paralyzed, but she has...
