Monthly Archives: July 2009
Seeking cancer survivors with limited mobility
Are you a cancer survivor who had limitations in activities of daily living prior to your cancer?
If you have completed active treatment for your...
‘Incredible’ Journey- From Paralyzed to Helping Others Walk
New Therapy Helped Janne Kouri Walk Again, Inspired Him to Help Others
On August 5, 2006, Janne Kouri dove into the ocean off California and...
Stem Cells- The Animated Movie
Please take 15 minutes today to watch this film. It is the most beautifully produced piece ever about stem cells.
How you can help our most severely wounded warriors
Today's Care. Tomorrow's Cure.
Half of what we do here is about the care! And as many of you know, care costs a lot.
Our friends...
The dormant potential of damaged nerve cells
Damaged nerve cells in a finger will regrow, but those in the spinal cord do not. Why the difference? Scientists at the Max Planck...
Hope is a river
David Estrada lost the use of his legs, but not his will. Now, at Spaulding hospital, he and other paraplegics are learning to row, strengthening body and mind as they wait for a cure.
‘Oh my God, they are going to kill someone’
Man struggles to put life together after crash
What they remember most are the sounds.
For Evan Cronhardt, it was the sound of his life changing...
Breathing On Their Own
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, spinal cord injuries force more than 11,000 people into a wheelchair. In the most serious cases, just taking...
Milwaukee VA Hospital Gains New Spinal Cord Treatment Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $26.9 million contract to design and build a free-standing spinal cord injury center at the...
United Spinal Association Action Alert
How important is health care reform to you? As necessary as having access to adequate and affordable health care coverage when and where you...
