Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
State to Fund Spinal Cord And Brain Injury Research
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana is about to take a huge step forward in assisting thousands of Hoosiers who have suffered from spinal cord and brain...
Vets set sights on Wheelchair Games
MANSFIELD -- Lola Sanderson was intrigued when she saw Jonathan Merchant hand-pedaling a three-wheel cycle on the road near her house.
He was young and...
They said she’d never walk again
But, Amanda Boxtel is fighting back
ASPEN — Fifteen years ago when Amanda Boxtel crossed her ski tips at Snowmass Ski Area, she somersaulted and...
Still living life to the fullest
A lot has happened to Andrew Robinson since he was injured last June in a car-bomb explosion in Iraq.
The 24-year-old former North Hanover resident,...
Conn. Considers Medicinal Use Of Marijuana
NEW YORK -- A diving accident more than a decade ago landed Mark Braunstein in a wheelchair. Though he can walk with crutches, he...
Hillary Clinton: Clinton Pledges to Lift Ban on Stem Cell Research as President
Joins Families, Medical Professionals at New Hampshire Conversation to Discuss Potential Life-Saving Treatments
6/15/2007 -- HANOVER, NH -- Hillary Clinton said today that science, not...
A new deal for the disabled
GN, Hansen Foundation strike partnership to improve wheelchair accessibility
The Government of Nunavut and the Rick Hansen Foundation have signed a partnership agreement that both...
Disabled Vets to Test Limits During Wheelchair Games
More than 20 veterans injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan will join some 600 other disabled veterans next week for the 27th National...
Alta gives $12M to spinal cord injury fund
EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta is hoping a $12-million donation over three years to the Rick Hansen Foundation will help the province become a national...
Sharing a hard lesson
It was close to midnight on a hot June night in 1992 when Eric Wildt dived into a friend's in-ground swimming pool.
His head hit...
