Tag: spinal cord injury
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March 11, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
On October 24th, 2007 the unimaginable happened. The stairs on my Dad's deck fell to the ground dropping him 20+ feet to the mountain below.
Two stairs fell out of the staircase . . .
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August 29, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
A second wave of athletes heads to China today to compete in the 2008 Paralympics. The world's premier event for athletes with disabilities will feature a contingent of nine members of the Paralyzed . . .
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April 23, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
A new Paralyzed Veterans of America Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Center, opened Friday, will equip disabled veterans with the tools they need to re-enter the job market following life-altering . . .
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June 18, 2008 09:08 AM EDT --
The 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, scheduled for July 25-29 in Omaha, Neb., will attract more than 500 veterans with disabilities; it has become the largest annual wheelchair sports competition . . .
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June 25, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
By ALLEN GEMAEHLICH
The Daily Sentinel
Monday, June 23, 2008
No one appreciates competing in sports more than Carl Andrews.
It's no wonder he rushes his wife, Carol, to complete the . . .
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July 01, 2008 09:27 AM EDT --
NORTH LAUDERDALE - He decided to join the Marines at 16. An accident left him paralyzed from the neck down at 20.
Now Carlos Leon, 23, is headed to the Beijing Paralympics - the Olympics for people . . .
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May 15, 2006 12:48 PM EDT --
This is one of the paintings I was working on when I fell.
The painting....
...that I was working on....
...when I fell......
..is a stream..
....with tall trees...
....and . . .
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June 17, 2008 02:55 PM EDT --
NORTH RIDGEVILLE - Nearly 100 wheelchairs bound for Afghanistan were loaded onto a FedEx truck Monday at the Invacare distribution center.
Invacare, a medical product company based in Elyria, donated . . .
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May 13, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --
Popular SCI self-care guide now freely available on the web
Washington, DC -YES, YOU CAN! , Paralyzed Veterans of America's (Paralyzed Veterans) popular self-care guide for people with spinal . . .
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June 10, 2008 09:23 AM EDT --
On the FX tv show "30 Days" this Tues (6/10) at 10pm, they are going to have a former football player use a wheelchair for 30 days.
PARTICIPANT - Ray Crockett, 41
RESIDES . . .
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April 14, 2008 04:09 PM EDT --
Paralyzed Veterans of America Awareness Week, April 13-19, 2008 , all Americans are being encouraged to take time out of their busy schedules to honor the continuing courage, service, and leadership . . .
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June 04, 2008 02:29 PM EDT --
Later this summer, more wheelchair athletes from across the nation-veterans from the Greatest Generation to the latest generation-will gather to test their agility, athleticism and strength of spirit . . .
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June 17, 2008 11:06 AM EDT --
By Vahe Gregorian ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/15/2008
Am I dead?
Scott Winkler wondered in a haze after his freak accident with the U.S. Army in Tikrit, Iraq.
The words changed, but the . . .
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May 21, 2009 10:27 AM EDT --
My mom went to the hospital at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday for her debridement surgery (this is the technical term for the removal of dead tissue). She couldn't have anything to eat or any insulin that . . .
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June 14, 2007 05:42 PM EDT --
More than 200,000 individuals in the United States today have spinal cord injuries (SCI). Every year, approximately 10,000 more sustain SCI from auto, sports and work accidents, falls, or during military . . .
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March 17, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Michigan Stadium ('Big House') will become Accessible House
MICHIGAN-The Michigan Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America has won a groundbreaking victory to make stadiums accessible for . . .
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May 19, 2009 10:53 AM EDT --
Today is the day my mom is possibly having her feet amputated. After her diabetic ketoacidosis in December, which resulted in a spinal cord injury and severely damaged nerves and blood vessels in . . .
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October 10, 2009 06:35 AM EDT --
After a six month search, in May of 2008, Silas answered Gary's call with fervour & experience, they agreed to incorporate their web-sites to better serve the spinal cord Injury community. Their concepts . . .
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October 15, 2009 08:20 PM EDT --
After a six month search, in May of 2008, Silas answered Gary's call with fervour & experience, they agreed to incorporate their web-sites to better serve the spinal nerve Injury community. Their . . .
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May 14, 2006 04:14 PM EDT --
Undying Love
He laughingly told me he was going to India to look for an Indian wife. Oh how this hurt me. Once before, I was so hurt I wrote a cookbook with both our names as the authors--with . . .
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