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Success Stories
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Saralee Perel has a new essay for us.You have to love the title: Stepping Out Thanks to Bob and Papa Gino's. If you haven't read her here before, you don't know what you're missing. Her humor and her insights are inspirational. Today's piece.Try this Read More
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This is a wonderful story from the Wall Street Journal about a good friend and official Ambassador to the Foundation and a Champions Committee member who give incredible time and energy to us. Francesco Clark (pictured here with Alexandra Reeve) is Read More
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One in 50 Americans is now living with some form of paralysis. Each of us is only a degree or two separated from somebody who is affected by paralysis. They are people, like you and me, trying to earn a living, raise kids, and pursue happiness in all Read More
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At age 35, living with quadriplegia for 18 years, Erin Poyle is a
self-taught chef who finds cooking to be an outlet for her. "When I
don't feel well, I cook," says Poyle, who is living with a C5 spinal
cord injury after a motor vehicle accident in Read More
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Here is a guy in a wheelchair, who got his black belt at a martial arts school started by a guy in a wheelchair. Danny Hicks has a front-row position at the Auvenshine School of Tae
Kwon Do in Auburn. His hard work over the past decade has made him one Read More
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Thursday's In Touch magazine features Christopher Reeve and what family and friends have to say about his legacy:On November 1, the late Christopher Reeve's oldest son Matthew will be doing something he never imagined possible: running the NYC Marathon. Read More
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Saturday, October 10th is 5 years since Christopher Reeve died. I've said before, I've never met the man. Of course I loved him as Superman, and I especially liked Deathtrap, which he did with Michael Caine and Dyan Cannon. After being here for Read More
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I heard from Elle's mom, Krista, today. Elle is the young lady that got on her track team last year, and thanks to her, the whole state of Florida is having a health discussion about how to include wheelchair athletes. Here's the backstory. Here is a Read More
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We are all about spreading the word, keeping you up-to-date with the
research, letting people know about the free services we offer, and
connecting people affected by paralysis. And, of course, raising money
so we can continue to do this and more.Facebook Read More
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I look forward to the A.R.T. Painter of the month email. This month's made me laugh out loud!. I won't spoil it for you. But here's a taste:It's like this. This kid who is quadriplegic, nonverbal rolls into
the room. We've never met him, Read More
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So, what's going on at Team Reeve these days? Thanks for asking. We have a group conquering the Grand Canyon this weekend, the Chicago marathon next weekend, then Denver, then Marine Corps Marathon, and then New York City on November 1st.Feel like you Read More
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Oddly enough, there are three stories today on Newsweek.com about spinal cord injury and paralysis. First, one of my favorite general health info blogs -- The Human Condition -- goes in-depth into the story from earlier in the week about getting paralyzed Read More
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A week from Friday would have been Christopher Reeve's 57th birthday. I bring it up nine days ahead of time because it happened again this morning. When I walk into the home office here in Short Hills, NJ and flip on the lights, this photo of Chris and Read More
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Kent Stephenson checked in at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO, one of the nation's leading centers
specializing in the rehabilitation and research of patients with spinal
cord injury and traumatic brain injury, this summer, after an accident on his Read More
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Service dogs do more than just help the visually impaired navigate a crosswalk. Someone living with paralysis could use a service dog, typically Labrador and Golden Retrievers, to pick up any dropped item, fetch packages in grocery stores, turn lights Read More
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