Yearly Archives: 2008

Family, friends rally to help chef fight back from injury

Family, friends rally to help chef fight back from injury It happened in an instant. Dave Hartung was driving home from work the day after...

Reeve Foundation Recruits Distinguished Stem-Cell Neurobiologist

The Salk Institute's Samuel L. Pfaff, Ph.D. - to its International Research Consort Pfaff Brings Expertise in Motor Neuron Development to the Foundation's Efforts on...

Special needs players showcase their shots

The Madame Lise Thibault Golf Tournament is in its eighth year The sun was shining, the balls were flying and the chairs were rolling yesterday...

Ex-quadriplegic bikes to Tulsa

In a stop on a nationwide tour, he encourages others with disabilities. Wiggling a single toe was the impossible goal Aaron Baker dreamed about achieving...

Briana Walker on Weekly ‘Holistic Living’ Talk Show August 26th, 2008

Tina Marie is excited to have Briana Walker, author of Dance Anyway on Her Weekly 'Holistic Living' Talk Show on the Voice America Network Author...

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...