Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Monday, March 16, 2009 - Posts

• Cody Unser Recognized

  Cody Unser, founder of the Cody Unser First Step Foundation, was honored this past weekend with the "Inspiration Award" by Shane's Inspiration. Cody, 22, was paralyzed 10 years ago as a result of transverse myelitis, a disease of the spinal cord. She Read More posted Monday, March 16, 2009 3:01 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Success Stories

• Standing up for what is right!

  In the last few months we have been hearing from Krista Rausin about her daughter Elle. This Spring, Elle wanted to be on the track team. She wants to qualify for the Paralympics in London in 2012. You would think everyone would just line up to help her. Read More posted Monday, March 16, 2009 10:24 AM by gerthro | 3 Comments Filed Under: Success Stories

• It's Brain Awareness Week

  Something to impress with at dinner tonight: Your brain weighs 3 pounds. Downloading a 74-page book called Brain Facts for free from the Society for Neuroscience is just part of what is going on this week: "The Brain Awareness Week campaign, launched Read More posted Monday, March 16, 2009 10:08 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Events and Workshops

• A.R.T. extricating the artist

  I get a "Painter of the Month" email from A.R.T. The one for March simply says: "We came upon the fallen walls, knowing our friends were pinned beneath them, trapped, but very much alive."A.R.T. allows people who might be unable to move or unable to Read More posted Monday, March 16, 2009 9:14 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life