Tag: Family and Friends
The smile his parents could not live without
The heart-breaking story behind the Beachy Head tragedy
With his sunny nature and joyful little face Sam Puttick would have made a heartbreaking poster boy,...
Would-be quadriplegic taking first post-accident steps at L.A. Marathon
When Tom Bolewski suffered a serious spinal cord injury 16 months ago, his doctors told him he would live out the rest of his...
Durango girl healing from serious spinal injury
It was a regular Thursday. Durango High School sophomore Alyssa Shelton got up and got ready for school, just as she always did. But...
Quadriplegic’s mom opens facility for controversial spinal therapy
Sanford center touts novel approach to spinal-cord injuries
After rescuers used the Jaws of Life to pry Amanda Perla from a car that had slammed...
Keira uses her own fight to inspire others
EVERY Thursday, Keira Procter makes a 60-mile round trip, by car and ferry to visit patients in the spinal injuries unit at the Southern...
‘I took control of my life’
There can't be many men who don't go to their own weddings. But that's what happened to Peter Joyce on his big day in...
Spirit of this ‘country boy’ thrives despite his paralysis
Christopher Crosby can't breathe on his own or move most of his body.
Somewhere, the 27-year-old has found the spirit to keep fighting for his...
It seems tragic, but he says it’s a challenge
Stillman Valley senior Barry Glaudel tosses a football with his father almost every day.
It’s not for practice. It’s for healing.
And it’s not on a...
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: True grit
Suffering a broken neck and severe spinal cord injury, David Sparby is determined to regain the use of his legs
David Sparby has been a...
Avon Lake grad fights through spinal cord injury
Avon Lake High School grad Keith Concar wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but while volunteering near New Orleans in 2006, he...
