Tag: Quadriplegic
Rick Hansen set to re-enact his Man in Motion journey
Relay involving 7,000 Canadians chosen from 600 communities along the route will begin on 25th anniversary of historic trek
When an exhausted but triumphant Rick...
Quadriplegic Donkey Walks Again with Adult Stem Cells
Eli the donkey provides another example from the animal world of the success of adult stem cells. On May 13, 2010 Eli was attacked...
The Brave Ability Of Joni Tada
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Especially when it's a discarded wheelchair.
Tens of thousands of disabled people in developing countries enjoy the dignity...
Aussie Quadriplegic is chicken soup for America’s soul
The serious impact of the spinal cord injury is remembered during the second week of November by Australians with the help of Josh Wood's...
Quadriplegic donkey walks again Stem cells aid recovery from spinal-cord injury
Eli the donkey’s recovery from incomplete quadriplegia could be the most important breakthrough in traumatic spinal-cord injuries and for the stem-cell treatment that restored...
Patients rave about spinal-cord therapy, but insurance won’t cover it
Families of two paralyzed Bay State teens are calling on insurance companies to step up and fund the life-altering therapy that they say has...
Miracle Paralyzed Dad Shares His Family’s Story…40 Years After Football Injury
Paralyzed on Oct. 30, 1970, from spinal cord injury during Cornell football game, 60-year-old Long Island man speaks about re-inventing his life after tragic...
Nosing Your Way Around
Reasearchers in Israel have developed an electronic controller that allows severely disabled people to control their wheelchairs or computers with a simple sniff of...
Quadriplegic, and empowered
I didn't die that day. Many were told and thought I would, but many more believed I wouldn't.
Twenty years ago today circumstances collided: a...
Never walk again? Yes, he did
HARTWELL - Harris Abramson remembers it like it was yesterday - the moment a surgeon stood at his hospital bed, looked down at him...
