Tag: Family and Friends
Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Care
Review the pressure ulcer care instructions with your healthcare professional on a regular basis. Be sure that you have directions for:
·wound cleansing
·skin care
·wound dressings
·turning...
Police, friends run for a buddy
Several hundred people, including two groups of recent police recruits, are walking and running this morning to help a stricken fellow officer.
The John Pou...
Lakeville man’s spinal cord bruised in water park accident
MINNEAPOLIS - A Lakeville man underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his bruised spinal cord at Hennepin County Medical Center after he was injured...
Spinal injury led to helpful invention
Elaine Wolfe was 18 when she broke her neck in a swimming accident.
The spinal cord injury meant she'd never walk again, and would have...
Parents of injured 14-year-old gymnast stay hopeful
14-year-old Richland girl recovering from spinal cord injury after tumbling accident
The parents of a Richland teenager hurt in a gymnastics accident spoke yesterday of...
Paralysis offered motivation, not an excuse
When Bill Cawley works out in a shirt and tie, he draws a lot of stares.
The wheelchair likely has something to do with it,...
Paralyzed player looking to ministry
ODESSA, Texas — Sitting in the sunny living room of his east Odessa home, Joe Beene is a striking contradiction. His glowing tan skin...
Stem cell researcher hopes to slow paralysis, MS
One of the country's leading stem cell researchers said Monday night that his work one day could help those with spinal cord injuries and/or...
Adult stem cell surgery may have teen walking again
WAVERLY, Ill. (BP)–Jacki Rabon was riding with some friends in the back of an SUV in August 2003 when she was thrown out of...
Teen’s injury mirrors Reeve’s
Although his spinal cord injury is similar to that of Christopher Reeve, Ben Trockman has shown "phenomenal" strength, courage and attitude, his father said.
Trockman,...
