Tag: Hope

AM General plans to begin making vehicle in 2010

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- AM General, which produces the Hummer H2 for General Motors Corp., hopes to begin making wheelchair-accessible transit vehicles for a Michigan...

Up-to-minute techniques may let paraplegic walk

Utah woman works hard daily to escape from wheelchair Four years ago, Maggie Anderson's spine was crushed when the minivan she was riding in...

Rugby star Matt wins his hardest game ever – the battle for hope

Matt Hampson might well have been in Auckland this summer, playing for the England rugby team as they took on New Zealand. After all,...

Christopher Reeve – Hope in Motion

This intimate portrait focuses on Chris’ remarkable recovery ofmovement and his constant fight to fully regain his mobility

Good News & Bad News-Reeve Paralysis Act

Dear fellow advocates- Here at U2FP, we have good news and bad news. The bad news first-Yet again, the CDRPA did not pass into law....

Overseas treatment risky

Stem cell procedures lack evidence PHILADELPHIA — In February, Marcela DeVivo took her baby son to the Dominican Republic and paid $30,000 to have him...

Clinton woman to get stem cell transplant in China

Sonya Watson hasn't walked since a terrifying wreck left her a quadriplegic, but she still dreams of getting out of her wheelchair. This week, those...

Wave Broke Modestan’s Neck, ‘Miracles’ Put Him Back on His Feet

Jul. 27--The fog had burned off, the sand at Pismo Beach was beginning to sizzle and Modesto Realtor Fred Miller finally was hot...

Spinal injury not stopping Plum City man

PLUM CITY - It only takes a few minutes of conversation with Gordy Luebker to realize his determination to full recovery from a spinal...

Wheelchair-Bound Coach Ricker Still Sharing Knowledge

The sound of basketballs rhythmically hitting the gym floor filled the inside of Eastview Recreation Center. In one corner, a man’s face familiar to basketball...