Tag: Hope
Local family grateful for support for son
Ken Majonis, 31, was paralyzed in accident; now convalescing at home
MARLBORO — The Majonis family of Marlboro saw a happy ending to 2008...
White House stem cell shift expected
A major shift in White House policy on stem cell research is expected when Barack Obama takes office.
The president-elect has been a strong supporter...
Loyal friend pursues research
GORDON PARK: The sight of seeing a mate restricted to a wheelchair drove Gordon Park’s Tim O’Shea to inspiring heights.
Devastated when his rugby union...
Quest to discard wheelchair leads Lexington man, wife to Mexico
On a Sunday in August, Mike Phillips’ world came tumbling to the ground. While on a walk at Riverside Park near his Lexington home,...
A New Hope for Life – Stem Cells
Ever imagined, what it would be like to lead a disease free life and be a part of a world where every body is...
Art therapy: Marks’ exhibit showcases therapeutic power of art
Although Kenneth Martin is confined to a wheelchair because of a spinal cord injury, his imagination knows no limits.
The independent living coordinator of L.I.F.E....
Small Steps
Exercise therapy for injury raises woman’s spirits
At the end of each year, the Times-Call checks in on area newsmakers from the past year and...
MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN: CHALLENGE CENTER TAKES THE “DIS” OUT OF DISABILITES
(San Diego's East County) — “When I first had my stroke, I couldn’t speak or move my right side. I couldn’t walk,” recalled...
Nose for a cure: Could the key to helping spine injury victims walk be...
Stem cells taken from the nose could help spinal injury victims regain movement, new research suggests.
Tests on paralysed rats showed they were able to...
Local doctor recovers from spinal cord injury
For decades, he treated patients in the Roanoke Valley as an orthopedic surgeon, but a bicycle accident flipped the script. In an instant,...
