Tag: Family and Friends

Making A ‘Swift’ Recovery

Yankton Doctor Overcomes Potentially Fatal Car Accident Injuries Dr. Don Swift of Yankton is a survivor, but you won't see him on the popular reality...

Trojans Swim with Mike

In 1981, a benefit for injured USC swimming star Mike Nyeholt turned into an annual event for athletes. As they were getting ready to leave...

Soldiers connect with veterans

Employees from Headquarters, TRADOC visit the local VA Hospital spinal cord unit for an afternoon of games, fun First-time visitors to the Hampton VA Medical...

Teen crash victim heads home from rehab

Samantha Bitterman, a Churchville-Chili High School senior severely injured in a car crash in October, left a Chicago Rehabilitation hospital today and returned to...

New Wheelchair Climbs Stairs

CHICAGO (CBS 2) Imagine a paralyzed person being able to reach something from the top shelf at a grocery store without help or climbing...

Govt backs Wallaby gene research

THE Victorian government has backed a $12 million study of a wallaby species that might lead to better treatments for cancer and spinal cord...

Concert to benefit spinal cord injury victims

While shooting footage last fall for the film adaptation of "Friday Night Lights," the quintessential novel about Texas high school football and the young...

Neurogenesis: Forming Nerves

Recent research suggests that, throughout life, the adult brain retains a limited capacity to make new neurons. This new knowledge has led to a...

A man of motion

Jonathan Dehaas doesn't remember the motorcycle accident that robbed him of the use of his legs. The first time he opened his eyes after the...

Motorist rescued after 36 hours on freeway

Associated Press - Information from: Houston Chronicle FRIENDSWOOD, Texas - A motorist injured after a crash lay paralyzed in the middle of the Gulf Freeway...