Tag: Family and Friends

Hoping to walk again

WILLIAMSPORT -- Robin Larson had just turned 20 when he and his buddies decided to play water tag in a pond. He dived in,...

Paralyzed football player making strides

Nat Little gently wraps his arms around Tamela Johnston and squeezes with all the strength he can muster. "Good," the personal trainer tells him. "It's...

Young Tornado Victim Comes Home

A homecoming for a young tornado victim. Thirteen-year-old William Pfingston suffers from a paralyzing spinal cord injury when a twister tore through the Eastbrook mobile...

Active teen readjusts after paralyzing hunting accident

Thomas "Jay" Harn is just 16, but he's had a passion for hunting since he was barely kindergarten age. On Nov. 5, the Banks County...

The State of Stem Cells, 2006

Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....

Poised for the next step

College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...

Hopes Founder on ‘Big Lie’

SIHEUNG, South Korea — The boy who became known as "Donor 2" was propped up in a wheelchair when a team of esteemed scientists...

Wheelchair rugby one of U-M student’s many passions

The wheelchairs crashed with a loud metallic "thunk'' that echoed through the gym. Jaffer Odeh, wheeling furiously, slipped through a crease in the tangle...

Girl’s family pursues treatments

DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure. Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...

Toyota.com : Mobility

The Toyota Mobility Program supports the mobility needs of Toyota owners and/or family members with physical disabilities. Provides cash reimbursement of up to $1,000 of...