Yearly Archives: 2013
7 Surprising (And Odd) Facts About Spinal Cord Injuries
For most people, when they hear the word “quadriplegic,” their mind goes straight to an image of Christopher Reeve in his wheelchair. Or when...
Department of Defense Awards $2 million to Spinal Cord Injury Research
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- (May 28, 2013) -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Capstone National Partners are pleased to announce a $2...
Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats
An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural...
Wheelchair challenge helps raise awareness
OTTAWA — Brampton West MP Kyle Seeback was one of more than two dozen federal politicians who participated in the 6th Annual Chair-Leaders Campaign...
‘I hope I can walk again’
Paralyzed man says he chooses to have more good days than bad
NORTH ANDOVER — The past two years has been a tough road for...
Five things they don’t tell you in rehab
Writing, cooking, buttoning buttons and the always fun balloon toss — we learn and do a lot in rehab after a debilitating injury. They...
Adapting to life with a spinal cord injury
Life without pain would be "incredible", says 24-year-old Justin Levene from London.
"It would be nice to have a bit of variety."
Three years ago, two...
Hannah pens her inspirational memoirs
WHEN Hannah Rose was left paralysed in 1999 after a virus damaged her spine, she knew life would never be the same.
But now the...
Bad choices can change lives forever
In April 2007, Amanda left a prom after-party with a friend who had been drinking.
On the way home, the driver crashed into a ditch....
Paralympian turns politician
Michelle Stilwell one of three B.C. MLAs with a physical disability
In much the way she views her wheelchair racing career - she is an...
