Tag: Personal Story
Ryan Creech accepts injury but doesn’t surrender to it
Ryan Creech can't walk, but he's driven to move forward.
Creech — injured three years ago in an all-terrain vehicle accident — runs the telephone...
Jean’s Journey: Accident can’t stop trooper
On her first vacation in 10 years, a severely injured Pennsylvania State Police trooper found herself being detained in Mexico by authorities investigating a...
Little girl with spinal injury a big inspiration
Three months ago, 11-year-old Mackenzie Saunders injured her spinal cord
while playing soccer and was unable to walk.
The times that followed could have been her...
Volunteer recognised for promoting spinal safety message
Volunteer recognised for promoting spinal safety message
Disability Services Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk today paid tribute to volunteer Wayne Leo for promoting spinal safety and...
URMC chief Dr. Brad Berk returns after devastating injury
Being paralyzed and totally dependent on others gave Dr. Brad Berk lots of time to think.
As chief executive of University of Rochester Medical Center,...
SCI steals and robs from all
This is the latest from Dr. Dan:
I was developing a cold last month and I went to the CVS to pick up some cough...
Healing Together: The Albert Keys Story
Albert was on his way to get his grandmother a hamburger when he suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a car accident.
Keith Shirk: Seizing the future by overcoming the past
Keith Shirk is animated when he talks.
His face is expressive. He gestures frequently with his hands. He's come light-years since the June 2001 accident...
Dad-of-two was left paralysed after he was knocked off his bicycle
Vince Barton's life will never be the same again.
The father-of-two's world was turned upside down when he was hit by a car while cycling...
Paralysed former gymnast insists: I will walk again
A gymnast who was paralysed when a lighting structure fell on her during a party in Qawra is determined that she will walk again.
Indeed,...
