Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal risks awareness from Mr Leo
IF Mackay primary school students are going to take notice of anybody about spinal safety then it will probably be Wayne Leo.
Mr Leo has...
After severe injury, ex-firefighter longs to help others
Growing up in Southern California, Tom Hampton excelled at the sports that would ultimately shape his life – snow skiing, water skiing and surfing....
Ed Quijada – chat with new patients
Ed Quijada - as part of this series, Ed and Amy chat with new patients suffering a spinal cord injury
Locals Bring Awareness To Spinal Cord Injuries At Local Schools
Jumping out of a tree or riding a motorcycle without a helmet aren’t the only bad decisions that can turn into a spinal cord...
Quadriplegic delivers message: ‘There’s hope’
The car accident that damaged Patrick Rummerfield's spinal cord in 1974 should have laid him up permanently.
So why does he now drive drag racers...
From a wheelchair, actor, athlete and now sailor
For someone paralysed waist down for 25 years after a road accident, Salil Chaturvedi has had an amazing journey. The spinal cord injury has...
Struggling for Bliss: Greece man’s long road to recovery
Mike Bliss' story can be told in four words:
Believe. Persevere. Thank you.
On March 22, 2008, Bliss, a 21-year-old junior accounting major at the State...
After ski accident, a builder rebuilds his life from a wheelchair
The construction site in East San Jose is a clutter of tools, building materials and heavy machinery. Everyone must wear a hard hat and...
Quadriplegic man wins gun permit to go hunting again
Resident James Cap, a quadriplegic after a spinal cord injury in 1979, was granted permission in Superior Court on Nov. 10 to obtain a...
Shooting victim urges youths to ‘think first’
Wilberto "Tony" Rivera knows what it's like to have life turned upside down in a matter of seconds.
One minute, he said, he was dealing...
