Tag: Quadriplegic
Chariots of Destiny
"Chariots of Destiny"
is an organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was started by Casey
Marenge to create a much-needed difference in the transport sector...
Police Dump Paralysed Man out of Wheelchair
Four US sheriff's deputies have been suspended after deliberately dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair to search him, officials have said. and...
Progress after Adult Stem Cell Therapy Offers New Hope to Iowa Spinal Cord Injury...
Rich Welsh, a 28 year-old insurance agent from Klemme, Iowa who suffered a spinal cord injury after an automobile accident in 1999, is now...
A remarkable recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury
Atlanta — Duane Morrow was in a business meeting when his left foot fell asleep. He stood up and walked around. Then his right...
People are more than their wheelchair’; Speaker shares experiences with school classes
A group of Grade 8 boys gained a better understanding of life in a wheelchair through a presentation which complemented some of their in-class...
Sex Life Still Alive for Physically Challenged
GLENCOE, Minn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sexuality does not end when a person experiences the effects of a spinal cord injury. Issues of meeting...
Helping Hands teaches Needham students about safety, with the help of a monkey
Needham - Marie Waitkevich is trying to talk seriously about the importance of wearing a helmet, but a small monkey keeps banging a walnut...
Medical Marvel
Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to...
Paralyzed woman helps raise funds for research
CUMBERLAND - A Cumberland woman who sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury six years ago is using her abilities to help deal with her...
Medical providers, learn about autonomic dysreflexia
My 21-year-old son fell from a 40-foot Extension ladder while at work and suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury, instantly paralyzing him and rendering...
