Tag: Spinal Cord
Injured teen, close-knit town meet challenge
HARTSHORNE -- Bobby Graham's recovery from a paralyzing spinal-cord injury last January has been an example of grace and determination.
The 15-year-old and a friend,...
Drew’s Life After paralysis
The Donnellans had their annual Christmas party one week ago.
They served the same jerk chicken with rice and peas, made by a friend of...
Life is good after brush with death
With the wounded toll topping homicides, some survivors are gaining insight that makes them whole in a new way
Cheating death can make you see...
A gift of independence
Ron Stewart asked a bunch of his friends to kick in $1,000 each to help buy a specially equipped car for Sean Corner, the...
Risk vs. hope: Heading overseas for stem cells
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - David Aldrich, 49, was paralyzed in a boating accident more than four years ago, and had made his wishes known....
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee: Charlene Caswell Transforms Herself From Quadriplegic to Hiker, With Help from The Hartford
Walking away from a seemingly permanent Disability requires...
Despite his terrible injury, he still rides the wave of life
Among the many stories of human courage and achievement, Jesse Billauer's might be one of the most inspirational.
Born in California in 1979, Billauer...
Virtual-reality systems help with disability rehabilitation
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola’s spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he...
Surgery seen to aid bladder control
WASHINGTON - Needing a wheelchair isn't always the biggest complaint of people left paralyzed by spinal cord injury — it's also the loss of...
Storing stem cells at AIIMS
NEW DELHI: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) now has another first to its name — it has set up the country's first...
