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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Homes for Our Troops to build house for paralyzed Marine

Marine Joshua Hoffman was paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in Iraq in January 2007. At left is his mother, Reed City resident Hazel Hoffman,...

Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan May Have Many Roles In Spinal Cord Injury Repair

The proteoglycan chondroitin sulfate (CSPG) plays an important role not just in the formation of the glial scar but also in the repair of...

Stationary Wheelchair Exerciser

Trekease Wheelchair Exerciser Prototype 5 Plastic Composite frame donated to San Antonio Veterans Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Recreation Room.

Diabetes and Spinal Cord Injury

People with spinal cord disorders are more Prone than most to developing type 2 diabetes. But the condition can be managed and even reversed...

Miracle Michael will walk again

DOCTORS feared Michael Wakeman would never walk again after he crashed a billy-cart into a car. The 13-year-old had completely dislocated his spine, compressing a...

Blowing away a sniff of a cure

Andrew Commons is determined to walk again - utterly determined. As well as following an intensive daily exercise regime, he's also undergone courses of...

Youth minister adjusts to ‘new normal’ with spinal injury

Accident damages Gainesville man's body but not his spirit ATLANTA -- Vester Lewis is getting used to what he calls "the new normal." Normal for him...

Though grouped together, quadri- and tetraplegics are different

My readers have asked me, "What is a tetraplegic?" It's time to answer their questions. I am a tetraplegic. Because you won't find Adah Marie...

BEIJING OLYMPICS: Third Olympics, a second chance

KAYAKING: Newport Beach paddler among medal contenders in sprint events following spinal surgery in 2004. Rami Zur went to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

AM General plans to begin making vehicle in 2010

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- AM General, which produces the Hummer H2 for General Motors Corp., hopes to begin making wheelchair-accessible transit vehicles for a Michigan...