Tag: Personal Story
Triplets are Answer to Paralyzed Man’s Fatherhood Wish
In 1970, Ken Kunken suffers a crippling spinal cord injury and broken neck in a college football game.
Ex-Lion Mike Utley playing game of life
Eddie Murray planted a big kiss on the side of Mike Utley's face Monday.
From his wheelchair, Utley fought Murray off before he could deliver...
Paraplegic dad: ‘For everything I’ve lost, I’ve gained so much more’
Men account for the vast majority of people with spinal cord injury-related paralysis. Most are in their prime reproductive years.
Glen Dick didn't see himself...
Paralysed U of C student seeking her own cure
Research looks at nerve repair
When Razelle Botha could walk, she spent a lot of time dancing.
She'd slip into her strappy heels and dance the...
Wheelchair Unbound
Newly published author Francesco Clark speaks to Tonic about his near-death spinal cord accident and how he’s defied the odds and taken back...
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...
Path diverted — Spinal cord injury changes more than physical
To be honest, before my injury I was not a compassionate, sensitive person. I did not feel sympathy for the hungry kids in Africa,...
Paralyzed Reno boy looks forward to new home
Jesse Eligio likes Bobby Flay and Rachael Ray. He likes spaghetti, hot dogs, pepperoni pizza and his older brother's Xbox.
He likes his mom, Alicia,...
Quarter century of helping the newly disabled
Guy Coulombe keeps on going
EDMONTON - We've been handing out High Fives to various events and great folks.
This week, though, we're going to give...
Heroic Skydiving Instructor Saves Life
Skydiving instructor Dave Hartsock was paralyzed when he took saved his student, and took the brunt of the impact when his parachutes tangled. (CBS)
