Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
What is a spinal cord injury?
A spinal cord injury means that the spinal cord of a person is damaged and the person cannot do things that they otherwise would...
Dancer With Spinal Cord Injury Continues To Dance
https://youtu.be/FPOq8LqtR2g
Chelsie Hill’s dream was to be a dancer and it was evident since she was little that the California native had a promising future...
Ten Questions with Dr. Peter Grahn
In the summer of 2005 just graduated Willmar Cardinal basketball player Pete Grahn was enjoying a swim in Green Lake with friends when his...
Common Myths about Spinal Cord Injuries
The internet can be a gift and a curse at the same time. It offers the potential of providing people with some very valuable...
Love – and a Little Help from New Friends – Keeps School Sweethearts’ Wedding...
Anna Claire Stokes had a wedding to coordinate. Thanks to her new Shepherd Center family, no spinal cord injury was going to derail her...
General Medical Concerns for People with Spinal Cord Injury
When a health concern comes up, how do you know what kind of health care provider to see? What can you expect from your...
Spinal injury opened my eyes to my huge abilities
One Saturday, as usual, I drove to the National Spinal Injury Hospital (NSIH). When I got there, I requested a gentleman, whom I later...
Woman doesn’t let spinal cord injury keep her off the racetrack
"Life after spinal injury doesn't have to be any worse, it just has to be different."
Sometimes you do something just because someone tells you...
No barrier is unbreakable! By Tamara Mena
https://youtu.be/whvu8yY1-Uo
I am Tamara Mena and I am 30 years old. I’m a host, model, and motivational speaker. I’m a wheelchair user and paraplegic due...
Capturing Action Sports as a Quadriplegic Photographer
https://youtu.be/6O6NLst__oc
Loren Worthington is a photographer with a unique perspective, both literally and figuratively. A spinal cord injury cost Worthington the use of three of...
