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IndyCar’s Sam Schmidt set to unveil SCI Challenge in bid to cure paralysis
In 2000, Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt sustained a severe spinal cord injury in a testing crash at Walt Disney World Speedway and...
IndyCar owner Sam Schmidt chosen to unveil innovative hand, foot-free Corvette
HENDERSON, Nev. – A 1999 IndyCar sits inside Sam Schmidt’s Las Vegas-area home. One day, Schmidt, who is a quadriplegic, hopes to drive it...
Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand continuing on quest to find cures for spinal...
Eric LeGrand has never really been one of those people to just concentrate on his school work and go home. Even if school, after...
Chris Norton rising above spinal cord injury to help others
CEDAR FALLS | He made the tackle on a kickoff in October 2010 but was down on the turf at Luther College. When they...
Documentary chronicles the passion and perseverance of Nick and Marc Buoniconti
A Miami International Film Festival documentary details the unbreakable bond between NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti and his son, Marc, as they...
AN UNBREAKABLE BOND Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s_hK8si6xk
AN UNBREAKABLE BOND, a documentary by Emilio Estefan, Jr. The inspirational story of Marc A. Buoniconti, who suffered tragedy at the age of 19...
After dire diagnosis, man with spinal cord injury tells his story through blog
As a junior at the University of Cincinnati, Ryan Atkins was “on top of the world”. He had a full ride scholarship, a good...
Rutgers retires Eric LeGrand’s No. 52 jersey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Moments after becoming the first player in the 144-year history of Rutgers football to have his jersey retired, Eric LeGrand...
Surfer girl finds out how fragile life really is
Devyn Bisson, 15, suffers a spinal cord injury, gears up the courage to surf again.
HUNTINGTON BEACH She doesn't remember the man's name or much...
Miracles Do Exist for Spinal Cord Injuries
Not so very long ago, injuring your spinal cord meant paralysis, perhaps death. The higher the injury, the worse the prognosis. For instance, if...
