Tag: Hope
Injured Jockey Murphy Opts for Retirement
Jockey Cindy Noll Murphy, who suffered a spinal cord injury in a May 11 spill at Prairie Meadows, said Friday that she will not...
Paralyzed hockey player speaks at Chamber meeting
LEOMINSTER -- The roar of the crowd, his coach's tap on the shoulder, the face-off right beforehand.
Travis Roy, a former Boston University hockey player,...
Wheels in motion Sunday for spinal cord research
People making a difference in the lives of people with spinal cord injury is the driving force behind the Comox Valley Wheels in Motion...
Harvard to clone human embryos
(AP) -- Stepping into a research area marked by controversy and fraud, Harvard University scientists said Tuesday they are trying to clone human embryos...
UK MAN RIDES FOR RESEARCH AROUND HOLLAND
A young British man living in Holland is organising a charity bike ride with a difference. Not only will Matt Cole cycle 1200km around...
Twenty years on, Hansen still in motion
Wheelchair athlete famous for global trek is focused now on injury research
Twenty years ago, Rick Hansen was wrapping up his 40,000-kilometre Man in Motion...
Making a bid for Beijing
For speed, Maureen McKinnon-Tucker leans as hard as she can to leeward as she and teammate Mark Lewis train with nearly no wind in...
USA Diving accident survivor Brooke Burns helps raise awareness about diving injury prevention
It's a startling fact that as many as 1,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year due to shallow water diving. With swimming pools officially...
Ocala author shares tragic story of paralysis
OCALA, Fla. - Ronald Schultz started writing his new book almost 40 years ago, when he thought his life was over.
He was 22 years...
Coach hopeful of gymnast’s recovery
Yoichi Tomita describes Andrew Donnellan as one of the most "powerful" gymnasts he has ever coached.
And that muscular build, Tomita said, might help the...
