For 26 years, Stewart Midwinter had been paragliding, but last August after a leap from a Rocky Mountain peak west of Calgary, he encountered unusual turbulence that sent him careening into the mountainside.

His paragliding partner thought he was dead, but Mr. Midwinter was safely plucked from the backcountry and taken to a hospital where he has been ever since, wheelchair bound, able to move only one arm from the chest down. Continue Reading »

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Creating My4Hands has been a personal journey of empowerment for Dale, a T-5 paraplegic and has been in a wheelchair since 2005. The My4Hands™ Independence Assistant is a unique tool designed to not slip off the lap of the user and also to hold items from slipping off onto the floor. Continue Reading »

WOODSTOCK — Just over a month after a car accident left him almost completely paralyzed, Etowah High School student Tyler Rolison continues to fight to get back everything he lost.

The 17-year-old was at his grandmother’s house in Newnan for a week during Christmas. On Dec. 29, Tyler was driving home to Woodstock to celebrate New Year’s Eve when a car pulled out in front of him on Interstate 85. He swerved to miss the oncoming vehicle, causing his car to flip five times. Continue Reading »