Tag: Quadriplegic
Quadriplegic sues for negligence
A medical malpractice trial is underway in the San Benito Superior Court where a Hollister resident has alleged negligence on behalf of the Salinas...
Hospital organizes team for those with spinal cord injuries
After an accident five years ago robbed him of the use of his legs, Joe Papale figured his days playing in a softball league...
Second chance at life
On a random Saturday morning in 2000, Jim Beckley was sitting down with his wife Ellen discussing how exhausted he had been at his...
Disabled Quincy man puts past behind him, focuses on the future
Greg Starman admits he will occasionally still find himself wondering, "Why?" Why did such an unbelievably cruel twist of fate have to befall a...
He’s still Close to perfect
For years Chuck Close has reduced faces into paintings and prints of shorthand data: Noses become dots and dashes, eyes dissolve into a mosaic...
The big picture for John Rotche has never looked brighter
A devastating injury ended his football career, but life's turns are bringing him great joy and success
It doesn't take much for John Rotche to...
Uncharted waters
Tim Swieckowski is a quadriplegic, but a specially designed boat allows him to be one of the few who sail on their own.
SAND KEY...
Stingley, Tatum might reunite
SAN FRANCISCO -- Since their violent collision 26 years ago in Oakland, Darryl Stingley and Jack Tatum haven't seen or spoken to each other....
A laurel wreath for Jack
Paralyzed teen finished marathon on stationary bike
The 26-mile Boston Marathon is considered the granddaddy of all marathons where there are hundreds of stories of...
WHEELCHAIR GAMES ATHLETES SAY
After watching a quadriplegic man compete at a water skiing event several years ago, Tim Giroux of Flint knew there were very few limits...
