Tag: Personal Story
Injured Monroe teen adapts to new life
The remarkable recovery continues for 19-year-old Mikey Nichols following a devastating spinal cord injury he suffered during a high school hockey game last year.
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A year on from fall, life is looking up
Injured wakeboarder Brad Smeele is forging an independent life in a newly modified home after a horror crash left him a quadriplegic almost a...
‘It’s never been a sad day’
Ten years after a car accident left her quadriplegic, Katie Charboneau is celebrating what she jokingly calls "Happy Broke My Neck Day."
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WPI student begins challenging journey after spinal cord injury
The first entry on the grierstrong.com blog set a remarkably honest tone for what will likely be a lifelong journey for Worcester Polytechnic...
Quadriplegic sailing instructor defying odds of disability
WHISKEYTOWN LAKE, Calif. - Michael Strahle is a quadriplegic sailing instructor at Whiskeytown Lake but he isn't letting his disability define him or stop...
15 years on ventilator: Hockessin man fosters awareness
It's the hugs that Jay Hawthorne misses most.
A ventilator-dependent quadriplegic for the last 15 years, Hawthorne used to enjoy feeling his grandmother's comforting presence...
What a Scuba Diver with a Spinal Cord Injury Has to Teach Us About...
Stan Clawson loves to open the door for people. “They don’t expect it,” he says. Clawson, a filmmaker and communications professor based in Salt...
Living with a spinal cord injury for 50 years and counting!
I am a 50 year SCI 'spinal cord injury' survivor. I wrote this hoping it might encourage someone or help them get diagnosed.
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New technology a ‘game-changer’ for quadriplegic cattleman
Renowned quadriplegic cattleman Rob Cook has moved 2,500 kilometres across the country to trial new cattle yard technology he says is changing his world.
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Man Breaks Neck Doing Plunge for Landon: One Year Later
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – April 9, 2015 may be an ordinary day for most folks, but for Cole Nilson it marks one-year anniversary of the...
