Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Friday, July 10, 2009 - Posts

• Gardening from a wheelchair

  My intern, Janelle (pictured here, I stole this photo from her Facebook page!), has done a fantastic job researching and writing articles for us. The best part is watching how excited she gets discovering new ways to improve the quality of life for people Read More posted Friday, July 10, 2009 11:08 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life

• Ethical concerns about SCI clinical trials

  An article entitled Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test caught our attention:"In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells Read More posted Friday, July 10, 2009 10:56 AM by gerthro | 1 Comments Filed Under: Research News

• Tweeting for good

  Monday at 10 p.m  you are invited to take part in a Twittercast about women and caregiving. Find out more here.Leading up to it is a Blog Carnival on the topic. Here you can read quotes on the topic from all types of blogs.And allow me to remind Read More posted Friday, July 10, 2009 10:41 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Events and Workshops

• Go sailing this weekend!

  Luckily for you, you can't hear me singing this: "Sailing takes me away To where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free"Thank you Christopher Cross and YouTube. It must be the weather, but suddenly Read More posted Friday, July 10, 2009 9:11 AM by gerthro | 1 Comments