Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
‘I took control of my life’
There can't be many men who don't go to their own weddings. But that's what happened to Peter Joyce on his big day in...
Spirit of this ‘country boy’ thrives despite his paralysis
Christopher Crosby can't breathe on his own or move most of his body.
Somewhere, the 27-year-old has found the spirit to keep fighting for his...
Ray of hope for patients with spinal cord injury
LUCKNOW: Pace of life subdues with age. For 56-year-old Saroj things may be worse. She fell from her roof-top in Basti last week and...
Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Bush-era limit on research leaves U.S. lagging
Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for...
Injured Derry woman planning ‘Push’ to regain mobility
In a study initiated and released in April by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, it was discovered that 40 percent more Americans live...
Mass. life science firms get $3.4m in state loans
Seven early-stage life sciences companies, working in areas ranging from cancer drugs to treatments for spinal cord injuries to tests for genetic disorders, were...
It seems tragic, but he says it’s a challenge
Stillman Valley senior Barry Glaudel tosses a football with his father almost every day.
It’s not for practice. It’s for healing.
And it’s not on a...
May is spinal cord injury, physical disabilities awareness month
REGINA -- With May 2009 proclaimed as spinal cord injury and physical disabilities awareness month in the province, the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) wants...
Veterans offer their thanks
The message on the marquee at the entrance to the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital goes to the heart of the sacrifice made by...
Train police to recognize spinal cord injury – inquest
Police should receive specialized training to recognize when someone has suffered a potential spinal cord injury, a judge has recommended.
The recommendation by provincial...
