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Campaign to Cure Paralysis
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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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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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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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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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Back-to-school supplies include books, pencils, new clothes and for some, wheelchairs. Here are some insights from professionals, parents, and students of all ages who will be hearing the school bell ring this coming fall.Read the story.Janelle Read More
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The Office on Disability from
Department of Health and Human Services has put out bullet points on how health care reform will or won't impact Americans with disabilities. Here it is on a blog that deals with disabilities.The White House blog has an Read More
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One of the most disturbing factors about the paralysis population survey we released this week, was the household income section. It shows that household income for those who reported being
paralyzed and those with spinal cord injuries is heavily skewed Read More
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Hopefully you didn't miss the news yesterday. (How could you, we were even the main feature on Yahoo for a while.) Our Paralysis Population Survey has people inside and outside our community talking, which is exactly what we need, exactly what Christopher Read More
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This is big news for all of us. The Paralysis Population survey shows that 1.275 million have had a spinal cord
injury and over 5.6 million Americans live with some form of paralysis. The highest previous estimates were 250,000
and roughly 4 million, Read More
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The story about our Paralysis Population survey is out. I'll be updating the coverage here all day. Don't forget you can watch the webcast of the new conference live at 10:00 ET from the National Press Club in
Washington, DC (or a replay after the fact). Read More
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The Foundation is holding a press conference Tuesday (April 21st) at 10:00 am ET at the National Press Club in
Washington, DC. I'm still not at liberty to tell you what the news is, but it will change the way people look at paralysis and spinal cord Read More
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Very exciting announcement coming on Tuesday. I can't say anything more at the moment, but you will be hearing our name all over the news, barring any major catastrophes.You can get the info firsthand on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET by tuning into our webcast Read More
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When I was a kid, every summer the neighborhood kids would take turns holding backyard carnivals for Jerry's Kids. (Tip of the hat to our friends at MDA.) What we'd like to see happen as part of our Campaign to Cure Paralysis is a similar grass roots Read More
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In less then a week, we have over 625 pins on our Google map! That is amazing. In the one hour before I wrote this, we added 125. (That might explain why it's running a little slow at the moment. Please be patient.)I didn't realize how addicting it would Read More
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I'm excited about this. We are flying three people to A Magical Evening -- our yearly, star-studded gala -- this November. What do you have to do? Just raise some money for us. Hold an event, or events, have a bowl-a-thon, bake sale, car wash, sit-down Read More
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