Tag: Family and Friends
Disabled activists descend on D.C.
WASHINGTON -- A pair of handcuffs is tucked into one side of Daniese McMullin-Powell's wheelchair -- as always. She keeps a stash of about...
‘Problem is, they think a jockey’s life is only worth $100,000’
CITRA, Fla. -- Remi Gunn, 47, remembers making her move aboard Betty Sue on Aug. 6, 2003, at Ellis Park Thoroughbred Race Track in...
Family needs help to pay for dog’s spinal injury
Julie Snider watched helplessly Saturday night as Snoopy, her chocolate Labrador retriever, ran into the path of a car on Fillyaw Road.
Her 5-year-old son,...
The hunt for a cure
Schererville woman draws strength from dad's example, commits to triathlon
SCHERERVILLE | Malini Goel, 34, looks to her father as an example of an ordinary...
Paralyzed Vegas Shooting Victim Speaks Out
DENVER - It's been two months since a triple shooting at a Las Vegas night club.
Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was there that...
Reaching her goal one step at a time
Most of the citizens of Barrhead and surrounding communities know the Preugschas family. Whether it was through their kids being involved in sports and...
Student remembered for overcoming disability, positive outlook on life
Kristen Smith, a family studies senior, stood in the sun in the New North courtyard remembering her friend Michael Brent.
"We always sat outside and...
Girl paralyzed allowed legal recourse
MANKATO— The family of a Madison Lake girl who was paralyzed after back surgery can seek punitive damages from the former Mankato neurosurgeon...
Will to walk gets Bellevue man back on his feet
On March 7, 2001, Bruce Hanson, all 6 feet and 5 inches of him, found himself lying on his back in the snow at...
Quadriplegic graduate student, avid sports fan dies at age 27
Michael Brent, a UK graduate student, avid sports fan and former athlete who developed Quadriplegia after a car accident in high school, died at...
