Tag: Family and Friends
Persistence paid off for paralyzed dad
In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther was haunted by worries that he'd lost the...
Nigeria: The Healing Power of Roots, Herbs
MR Charles Jaiyeola had lost hope again when he sustained serious cord and leg injury in an auto accident.
Even after spending months at Shagamu...
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Awards Over One Million Dollars in Research Grants
SHORT HILLS, N.J., /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) announced today that it has awarded $1,522,500 to support fourteen cutting-edge research...
Paralyzed Veteran Wins $1.7 Million Landmark Veterans Affairs Claim- With Advocacy from Paralyzed Veterans...
PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 76-year-old veteran of the Korean War and Hurricane Katrina has been granted a $1.7 million claim by the Department of Veterans...
Quadriplegic clash on wheels in full-contact rugby
DURHAM – The ease with which the competitors zipped up and down the court made one almost forget they're missing something most sports players...
Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill
Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...
‘Some people don’t do a thimbleful of what he did in life’
Lawrence "Larry" Solomon was a can-do guy.
He was an all-American gymnast on his East Coast high school and college teams.
An accident during practice at...
Travis Hearn comes home
Rock Island, ILLINOIS -- Travis Hearn, the injured Rock Island Rocks football player who's been rehabbing at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for the...
The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance Star-Studded Gala
Philadelphia, PA -- After a near fatal car accident changed his life dramatically nearly 25 years ago, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, is using his voice...
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
Ourmission is to unite and empower those physically disabled by paralysis,their families, and their supporters. We commit our skills toprovide resources, tools, information and...
