Tag: Family and Friends
Bay Area tackles stem cell debate
If you're paralyzed from a spinal cord injury, walking is the least of your worries.
Tara Blackwell can't grasp an apple. She needs help to...
Limbaugh would sing different tune if he had Parkinson’s
— The recent public bashing of Michael J. Fox by extremist Rush Limbaugh has stirred up the debate of stem cell research. In recent...
Paralyzed racer from Weston starts foundation to lend support, help find cure
On top of his sport, and with a weekend off from competitive drag racing, Darrell Gwynn went to England for an exhibition in 1990...
His ‘Charmed Life’ Offers Ammunition for a Cure
Paralyzed in car crash, millionaire puts up $1 million for more research so he and others may walk again
On the last day Tim Reynolds...
The Personal Care Attendant Guide
People with disabilities are one of the largest groups in the United States - about 58 million Americans are members of this community. To...
Sweating on a hard sell
The scientific community is holding its collective breath, hoping a change of legislation will allow members to stay in Australia to pursue breakthroughs in...
People with spinal injuries get help at Project Walk
The rigorous exercise program helps patients regain some mobility and confidence
BEAVERTON -- A new Beaverton business uses exercise to help clients with spinal-cord injuries...
Back home again
It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for Rusty Begnaud since the swimming pool accident last June that left him a paralyzed. Returning home...
STOP MEDICARE ATROCITY
Medicare is moving fast to take away funding for complex mobility equipment like power wheelchairs.
People rely on this equipment to go to school, take...
Quadriplegic prepares for NYC marathon
Scott Rimmer refuses to let being a quadriplegic stop him from achieving new goals.
In 2003, a dirt bike accident in Moab, Utah, left him...
