Tag: Quadriplegic

Will to walk gets Bellevue man back on his feet

On March 7, 2001, Bruce Hanson, all 6 feet and 5 inches of him, found himself lying on his back in the snow at...

Quadriplegic graduate student, avid sports fan dies at age 27

Michael Brent, a UK graduate student, avid sports fan and former athlete who developed Quadriplegia after a car accident in high school, died at...

Los Angeles Man Working To Beat Comeback Odds After Spinal Cord Injury Leads To...

According to the diagnostic scans, Leon Smith would never be able to reach out with his arms, grasp with his hands or take another...

Illinois resident’s experience proves that paralyzed men can father children

In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther was haunted by worries that he'd lost the...

You don’t need a cape to be a true superhero

Whom do you turn to if Superman dies? Marc Buoniconti doesn't have the comic-book feel of a superhero: He has been a quadriplegic since fall...

Stingley remembered for determination in face of paralysis

FOREST PARK - Darryl Stingley, paralyzed by one of the most widely known hits in the history of professional football, was remembered Tuesday for...

Paralyzed Stingley remembered for grace

Darryl Stingley, paralyzed by one of the most infamous hits in the history of professional football, was remembered Tuesday for the grace with which...

Why evict patients who need help?

A ragtag procession of patients in wheelchairs made their way down the long drive leading from Oak Forest Hospital to the 159th Street entrance...

Hope for fatherhood

Paralyzed men have new range of options Chicago - In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther...

Stingley inspired with way he lived after injury Stingley, who died at age 55,...

The former New England receiver, who died Thursday at age 55, lived life as fully as he could while restricted to his wheelchair after...