Tag: Hope

To empower, to overcome

Back to Back foundation to hold fundraiser at Jesse's Restaurant on Friday MAGNOLIA SPRINGS – The Back to Back Foundation, a budding non-profit dedicated to...

Bush vetoes stem cell bill

WASHINGTON — Science, religion, and politics collided Wednesday at the White House as President Bush vetoed a bill authorizing federal support for embryonic stem...

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Expresses Disappointment Over President Bush’s Veto of the...

(Short Hills, NJ) - The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF), the national, non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures and treatments for spinal cord...

Bush vetoes bill aimed at promoting stem cell research

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vetoing a stem cell bill for the second time, President Bush on Wednesday sought to placate those who disagree with him...

2nd Chinese athlete faces paralysis from injury

BEIJING — A Chinese national volleyball player crashed into a wall during practice and is facing permanent paralysis, making him the second Chinese athlete...

They said she’d never walk again

But, Amanda Boxtel is fighting back ASPEN — Fifteen years ago when Amanda Boxtel crossed her ski tips at Snowmass Ski Area, she somersaulted and...

Still living life to the fullest

A lot has happened to Andrew Robinson since he was injured last June in a car-bomb explosion in Iraq. The 24-year-old former North Hanover resident,...

A new deal for the disabled

GN, Hansen Foundation strike partnership to improve wheelchair accessibility The Government of Nunavut and the Rick Hansen Foundation have signed a partnership agreement that both...

Top broker doesn’t let paralysis stop him from realizing dreams

Eric Northbrook is well known throughout the San Diego County real estate community as one of the region's top brokers. Now, the Cushman & Wakefield...

Disabled Vets to Test Limits During Wheelchair Games

More than 20 veterans injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan will join some 600 other disabled veterans next week for the 27th National...