Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Friday, January 08, 2010 - Posts

• A paralyzed character is the star of Avatar

  (UPDATE: ABC.com did a story featuring the opinions of some other folks who are living with paralysis.) I saw Avatar (IMAX) last night. I have one word for the overall experience: Amazing!The overall storyline has a few underlying social commentaries Read More posted Friday, January 08, 2010 8:06 AM by gerthro | 5 Comments Filed Under: Community, General

• Daryl "Chill" Mitchell nominated for NAACP Image Award

  Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (pictured R. with Michael Strahan), an ambassador for the Foundation has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award -- "Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series" in the Television categories for Brothers. And you know how I love that show!Nominations Read More posted Friday, January 08, 2010 7:36 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Events and Workshops, General

• Keep your eye on health care reform

  The Foundation is part of the Raise the Cap Coalition. Here is an open letter sent this week to Congress. Dear Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi: On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the millions of Americans with high-cost diseases Read More posted Friday, January 08, 2010 8:25 AM by gerthro | 1 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life, Resource Center

• Paralyzed singer and songwriter dies

  Funny how I talked about ProfessirX and what goes on inside a person living with paralysis' head yesterday, and read about Vic Chesnutt, a singer/songwriter, who was living with paralysis, and recently committed suicide. From the NY Times:In a recent Read More posted Friday, January 08, 2010 6:36 AM by gerthro | 1 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life, Community, Chapter News