Tag: Spina Bifida
Boy receives Track Chair from Outdoor Ability Foundation
Tucker Wick is a boy who loves the outdoors, but getting around isn't easy. Trying to find the right "tools" to be outside has been a struggle. But today, thanks to the Outdoor Ability Foundation he's getting freedom, in the form of a really cool ride.
Learn about Spina Bifida
October is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, a time to educate the public about the most common permanently disabling birth defect while celebrating the...
Disabled stuntman pulls off biggest wheelchair backflip yet on 50ft ‘giganta ramp’
A daredevil disabled stuntman who became the first man to complete a double backflip in a wheelchair has pulled off his most daring jump yet from a 50ft ‘giganta ramp’.
Fetal Surgery Takes a Huge Step Forward in Treating Children with Spina Bifida
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Is One of Three Centers in Newly Released Landmark Study
Performing delicate surgery in the womb, months before birth,...
Darrell Gwynn Foundation Raises $490,000 at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Darrell Gwynn Foundation auctioned two cars and made a wheelchair donation at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction on Friday, January 21....
Spina bifida a challenge, not a roadblock
Kim Sloop of Michigan City, a May graduate of Purdue University North Central, is ready to use her bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences in...
City to host Ms. Wheelchair America pageant this weekend
A diverse group of women from 27 states -- college students, volunteers, office workers, grandmothers -- will gather in Rapid City this week to...
Once a helping hand, now in need of aid
Time running out on local man's medical coverage
PANAMA CITY — Pictures of Michael Harris and children in wheelchairs, children with cancer and veterans home...
Experimental Surgery For Paralyzed Kids
BACKGROUND: A new surgery is helping patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury or were born with spina bifida regain control of their...
