Tag: Personal Story
A Guide To Spinal Cord Injury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbJE0JrMzk
This video was done as part of a project for one of Sam’s classes in nursing school. The people interviewed are very near and...
Teens with spinal injuries bolster recovery with decade-long friendship
A rehabilitation gym at the Kennedy Krieger Institute was once a play space for Morgan Dunnigan and Grace Meek.
Despite the seriousness of their spinal...
Misfortune won’t get the better of quadriplegic filmmaker Paddy Slattery
In the 20 years since a car crash left him quadriplegic, filmmaker Paddy Slattery has found nothing but opportunity, inspiration and happiness
Paddy Slattery remembers...
Experimental procedure aimed at repairing spinal cord shows promise
An experimental procedure aimed at repairing spinal cord injuries is showing promise. It uses stem cells in the damaged areas in hopes of restoring...
Paralyzed grandma given gift of play with her family
https://youtu.be/RHHfChe_LLo
Donna Lowich lives with quadriplegia, so interacting with her grandchildren does not come easy. Until she was given Adaptoys, which opened up the world...
John the Barber: beats odds to cut hair again, even from a wheelchair
Getting shot six times and becoming paralyzed from the chest-down didn’t stop John “So Icey John” Sharp from becoming one of the best barbers...
‘You can still live life’
In a few days, Drew Cumpson will be marking the fifth anniversary of an event that dramatically changed his life — but one which...
Quadriplegic Kiwi wakeboarder Brad Smeele back on the water
Brad Smeele, pictured here at the recently opened cable wake park at Auckland's Onehunga Lagoon, has been out on the water to watch his...
Quadriplegic Jaimen Hudson’s soaring success
Left a quadriplegic by an accident at the age of 17, Jaimen Hudson never said die. Instead, he found a way to soar –...
Wings for Life World Run Ambassador Eric LeGrand: A Work of Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdOEhWFJN_s
Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand was paralyzed in an October 16, 2010 college football game, fracturing his C-3 and C-4 vertebrae. Since then,...
