Tag: Family and Friends
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
Allie is back up and running, make that wheeling, around
STATE CENTER - By anyone's measure, Marshall County Deputy and D.A.R.E. Officer Steve Sodders is a hero simply by the very nature of his...
Arena player dies from game injury
An Arena Football League lineman died yesterday after suffering an apparent spinal cord injury in a game against the Dragons in Los Angeles.
Al Lucas,...
Dole Discloses Emergency That Nearly Took His Life
Former Senator Bob Dole, whose life was shaped by a devastating war injury, suffered a medical emergency earlier this year that doctors told him...
Hundreds of Runnders to Participate in “Race for Spinal Victory”
Hundreds of Runnders to Participate in "Race for Spinal Victory" at Jones Beach, Long Island on April 10 - Proceeds to Benefit Spinal Cord...
Beijing offers beginning in quest to walk again
David Landewee already can feel sensations in his stomach. His breathing is stronger. He can even sit up and flex muscles in his legs.
Nearly...
Schmidt’s Courage Inspiring, His Influence Far-Reaching
Spinal cord patients will gather to urge lawmakers to pass paralysis act
All Chaz Southard was looking for that August day in 2002 was a...
Pushing for a miracle
Spinal cord patients will gather to urge lawmakers to pass paralysis act
All Chaz Southard was looking for that August day in 2002 was a...
Scientist envisions electronic solution to damaged nervous systems
ST. PETERSBURG - Sam Schmidt was a rising star in the Indy Racing League in the late 1990s. He was a fun guy who...
Blue bracelets – a step toward a cure?
For Chaz Southard, hope exists in the form of a blue plastic bracelet.
"People naturally ask why you're wearing the bracelet and what it's for,"...
