Thursday, April 25, 2024

Tag: Personal Story

Increase in spinal cord injuries during the summer

There’s a growing risk of spinal cord injuries. Austin doctors say the summer months pose the biggest threat. Jared Dunten, 35, became paralyzed from the...

Rock and roller finds new purpose

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- For 39-year-old George Flores, harps are his life. "I'm not the guy that plays the instrument, but I am the person...

Teacher starts foundation for spinal cord injuries

Three years after suffering a life-changing neck injury, Bret Neylon, a Brownsburg teacher and coach, is starting his own foundation to help others with...

The smile his parents could not live without

The heart-breaking story behind the Beachy Head tragedy With his sunny nature and joyful little face Sam Puttick would have made a heartbreaking poster boy,...

Suddenly disabled, D’Andrea invests his money in hope and ‘trust’

Stem cells, disabled access are paralyzed man’s focus Dan D’Andrea is young enough and hopeful enough to believe that, yes, he might someday walk...

A life – in motion [video]

Looking for a high spot to watch a flotilla of tall ships in the dimming light, they climbed up to the third floor of a condo under construction, and were ready to settle into an unfinished balcony.

A life – in motion

It was the early 1980s, and Robb Dunfield, 19, was ready to celebrate the first night of summer with his friends in Vancouver’s Spanish...

BBC journalist Frank Gardner on life in a wheelchair

Frank Gardner, the BBC journalist who has spinal-cord injuries after being shot in Saudia Arabia, swaps tales of life in a wheelchair with our...

Durango girl healing from serious spinal injury

It was a regular Thursday. Durango High School sophomore Alyssa Shelton got up and got ready for school, just as she always did. But...

my life and spinal injury by jonathan brough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKSRJflx0JQ the results of spinal cord injury