Tag: Hope
Someone to lean on
Living with a spinal cord injury is like riding a roller coaster, said Nathan Walters, who suffered an injury that left him in...
A full-bodied passion
A quarter-century after being paralyzed, soul man Teddy Pendergrass is celebrating quality of life for all.
Teddy Pendergrass is sitting in the Sound of Philadelphia...
Scientist’s discovery of role of Aquaporin in spinal injuries recognized with research funding award
Dr. Olivera Nesic-Taylor, an assistant professor in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas, Galveston, was presented with the Erica Nader Award...
Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats
Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human...
Patients heading abroad for hope
Those with spinal injuries brave risks to find new therapies overseas
McKINNEY – Two weeks after Tonya Winchester celebrated her high school graduation, an 18-wheeler...
Fund-raiser to aid Stockyards co-owner left paralyzed
On Jan. 9, Mark Wagner was a runner and skier, a man in perfect physical condition. He was a flight captain with US Airways....
Vet Travels to Mexico To Receive Stem Cell Treatment
(KABC-TV) - Stem cell therapy is the next frontier in medicine. Scientists hope to someday use stem cells as the ultimate body-repair kit, growing...
Donor gives Shriner’s hospital $10 million
Attorney H. Patrick Weber took the unusual step last December of calling his friend, Glenn Huber, chairman of Shriners Burns Hospital in Cincinnati, late...
N.H. man sentenced in crash that paralyzed Methuen woman
LAWRENCE - Dana Martino of Methuen is doing her best to defy the opinions of doctors who said she may never walk again because...
Taliaferro honored as hometown hero
It's been a long, steady climb for Adam Taliaferro since that fateful September day in 2000 on the football field at Ohio State University...
