Tag: Charity
‘Never Ever Boy’ from Quincy proving doctors wrong
Quincy native Trevor Akers is called a "Never Ever Boy" at a Physical Therapy clinic in Fayetteville, Ga.
That's because after a motorcycle accident in...
Mind power moves paralysed limbs
Scientists have shown it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.
The technology bypasses injuries that stop nerve...
Robin Williams Weapons of Self Destruction – Tickets-for-Charity
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has been designated as one of a select group of charities to benefit from the Charitable Sale of...
Fashion will benefit charities
Two charities will share in proceeds from tickets they sell for Scottsdale Fashion Week VIP shows Nov. 6-9.
The Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association and...
Paralysed woman’s abseil appeal
A PARALYSED Warminster woman is appealing for people abseil 70ft down a medieval castle for charity.
Victoria Holton was paralysed in a parachuting accident in...
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...
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...
NBer cycles for spinal injuries
Brother's accident prompts cross-Canada bicycle tre
SAINT JOHN - Last year, Tracadie-Sheila resident Vernon Brideau was thrown from the ATV he was driving after hitting...
Rugby star Matt wins his hardest game ever – the battle for hope
Matt Hampson might well have been in Auckland this summer, playing for the England rugby team as they took on New Zealand. After all,...
Lab boost for spinal injury rehab
A chemical used by bacteria to invade other cells may boost the chance of successful Rehabilitation from spinal and brain injury, research suggests.
A team...
