Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Inspiration

You can’t slow Annie Hayes down

Annie Hayes has returned to the things she's always done, knowing that they'll never be the same. Hayes, a 44-year-old from Pittsfield, has been...

He’s come back from the depths

Ensenada — THE marathon swimmer churned a solitary path through the chilly current, his wave-sculpted shoulders and arms dragging his lifeless legs through the...

Reunion provides another healing touch

A soft tapping at her door in Louisville's Frazier Rehab Institute last week momentarily took patient Duanne Puckett of Shelbyville back 40 years. Puckett, now...

Student remembered for overcoming disability, positive outlook on life

Kristen Smith, a family studies senior, stood in the sun in the New North courtyard remembering her friend Michael Brent. "We always sat outside and...

Quadriplegic graduate student, avid sports fan dies at age 27

Michael Brent, a UK graduate student, avid sports fan and former athlete who developed Quadriplegia after a car accident in high school, died at...

Stingley inspired with way he lived after injury Stingley, who died at age 55,...

The former New England receiver, who died Thursday at age 55, lived life as fully as he could while restricted to his wheelchair after...

An Oregon Tale

RECENTLY MY OLDEST son, Noah, graduated from the University of Oregon. He wore the traditional cap with tassel as a concession to his mother’s...

Performing Artist Jaehn Clare To Give Concert And Workshops

Actress, dancer, storyteller Jaehn Clare, disabled by a serious life-changing injury, will present an awareness raising performance and heartfelt audience conversation on Thursday, March...

Volunteer Finds Her Role in Helping

“People have helped me my entire life; I'm tired of that. I want to help people,” 25-year-old Zan Peavy insisted. On her first disaster...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Unveils New Name Honoring Dana Reeve’s Legacy On First Anniversary of...

Organization to be known as Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reflecting partnership, courage and compassion of the Reeves SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ --...