Tag: Hope

Feds announce funding for spinal cord research

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced $30 million over five years that will fund spinal cord injury research and Rehabilitation. The money will go towards...

Basile’s Hands-On Approach

Relaunched Web site for Determined2heal offers a wealth of advice to those with spinal injuries, and the Potomac man behind it is thinking big. Two...

Scientists craft embryonic stem cell ethics rules

New international guidelines on human embryonic stem cell research called for close scrutiny of scientists and clear consent from people donating cells, but did...

Plano East wrestler receives support

Donations roll in for Plano East junior, who faces more surgery today Ammon Butcher was never a star as a high school wrestler. His...

Former Classmates Bring Smile To Paralyzed Teen

CAMDEN, N.J. A Camden County teen recovering from a devastating football injury got a big boost on Tuesday. Shykem Lawrence suffered a spinal cord injury...

Eigen’s spinal injury leads Old Forge community to rally around athlete

Kiel Eigen remembers the bounce in his step and the butterflies fluttering in his stomach. He had been waiting for some time for that kickoff....

BIKER BACK HOME SIX MONTHS AFTER CRASH

Biker Steve Booker has been discharged from Sheffield Hospital spinal unit six months after he broke his neck in a Superstocks qualifying accident at...

Newport High School graduate recovering from December snowboarding accident

Graduate of Newport High School and former Newport resident Luis Acosta was injured in a snowboarding accident at Mount Hood Ski Bowl Dec. 8,...

Golden gains wheelchair access

The efforts of a handful of racers and organizers are helping make Golden a better place to live for people in wheelchairs. Funds raised at...

19-year old woman paralyzed in sledding accident

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sledding accidents sent hundreds of people to the emergency room last year, most of them children, and a sledding...