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The spinal cord injury daily news section contains the latest up-to-date news articles surrounding the life's of people with a SCI from thousands of sources around the net.
May 09, 2008 Paralyzed Veterans going to Summer Olympics in style The Daily Item of Lynn -
Boston, MA - For years the New England Paralyzed Veterans Association (NEPVA)
has been attending the Paralyzed Veteran's Summer ...
May 09, 2008 Wheelchair-bound Lanham native wins CoverGirl contest Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg, MD ~ Lanham native Janice Jackson overcame a paralyzing spinal
cord injury that left her wheelchair-bound 23 years ago to become ...
May 09, 2008 Woman paralyzed in Norfolk shooting to be honored on national television WVEC.com - Norfolk, VA ~ Dawn
Weiss was paralyzed from the chest down when the teenage assailants hit
her with five bullets. After reading a letter from Weiss’ husband, ...
May 07, 2008 Judge delays quadriplegic's sentencing in fatal wreck Bakersfield Californian -
Bakersfield, CA ~ The sentencing of a quadriplegic accused of killing a
69-year-old woman in a car crash was postponed this morning because his attorney
is withdrawing his ...
May 06, 2008 She dreams of walking Longmont Daily Times-Call -
Longmont, CO ~ car accident caused a spinal cord injury that left her
legs weak and uncoordinated and her hand muscles rigid. She originally was
paralyzed from ...
May 06, 2008 Paralyzed man takes pride in small miracles Monitor - McAllen, TX ~
Project Walk had recently partnered with the University of California, Irvine,
to measure any correlation between its therapy and spinal cord injury
...
Marci Pou, center, looks on as her husband John Pou, left, works out with a trainer
May 04, 2008 Advances offer hope for spinal injury patients MSNBC - There is no cure for
a spinal cord injury, but much headway has been made in clinical research
that could lead to one. Other therapies have helped to ...
May 04, 2008 Coping with change: One student's story St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud,
MN ~ His choice left him a quadriplegic. Now the quiet 17-year-old tries
to adjust to life in an immobile body while he rewrites his future. ...
Rocori High School senior Luke Szczech talks with his date, Linsey Matteson
May 04, 2008 Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act Hilton Head Island Packet -
Hilton Head Island, SC ~ Within hours, his strapping body was paralyzed
from the shoulders down. A rare virus called transverse myelitis had attacked
his spinal column. ...
May 03, 2008 Man paralyzed by West Nile shares harrowing tale KTVB - Boise, ID ~ Two months
later he woke up - paralyzed from the neck down. “It feels weird I feel
like I am falling forward,” West Nile survivor Mel Lacy said. ...
May 03, 2008 Publisher enables pursuit of triathlons Atlanta Journal Constitution
- GA ~ The 31-year-old paraplegic athlete is training for his first
triathlon, thanks to a nonprofit started by Michael Lenhart. ...
May 03, 2008 Community rallies to raise money for injured dad ABC 4 - Salt Lake City - An
entire community rallied together in Provo Friday night to help a young father
paralyzed in a tragic accident. ...
May 01, 2008 Vet paralyzed in Iraq emerges as antiwar icon
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville, NC ~ Young, who relies on a wheelchair since
being paralyzed by a bullet in Iraq, left his spot and headed for the
ramp. Suddenly, the crowd of about 2000 ...
May 01, 2008 Life Rolls On & Christiaan Bailey: Helping People with Disabilities Pursue Their Dreams of Surfing American
Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA ~ Life Rolls On is a 501c3 non-profit foundation,
that serves as a resource for young people whose lives have been affected by
spinal cord injury. ...
Christiaan Bailey
May 01, 2008 Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury Benefit From Early Decompression: Presented at AANS DG News - The
study includes patients with subaxial cervical spinal cord injuries
(American Spinal Injury Association [ASIA] grades AD) and computed
evidence of ...
May 01, 2008 New foundation receives bevy of local support Claremont
Courier - Claremont, CA ~ The event’s purpose was to raise money for spinal
cord injury victims. “It is so overwhelming,” said Lorie Hargrave as she
surveyed the crowd of people. .....
Lorie Hargrave wipes her son Hal’s face moments before Hal spoke to more than 700 guests at the Be Perfect Foundation fundraiser. |