Claire Novak » Sep 22, 2009
More than 40 years had gone by since a rider suffered permanently disabling injuries on the Chicago circuit, all the way back to 1964 when 21-year-old Dennis Keehan was left paraplegic as the result of a spill at Cicero's Sportsman's Park. Then, in less than a four-month window, Arlington lost two riders -- 42-year-old journeyman Rene Doulgas and 23-year-old apprentice Michael Straight -- in serious spills. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Cairo honors the fallen of 9/11, prayer of peace offered in return Sep 12, 2009
On hand for the bell ceremony was a special guest, firefighter Randall Goodwin of Texas who is now a paraplegic. Stricken on duty in 1988 while responding to an emergency call, Goodwin has been adopted by Cairo Hose as an honorary member and flies up annually to attend the local volunteer firefighter s convention. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
FALL TV: The new shows Sep 11, 2009
It's better than you think -- and particularly touching when Mitchell addresses life as a paraplegic. Grade: B. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Attorney For Moran III Speaks About DUI Sep 10, 2009
"I can't understand, quite frankly, why a boy who's a paraplegic for the rest of his life is being prosecuted," Robbins said. "I know there are people out there that'll be all over the Internet and the blogs, 'He's the chief judge's son. He'll get off.' But that's not the case. Unless you can sit and say to yourself that a man in a wheelchair paralyzed for life got off, then I don't get it.". (News4Jax.com, FL)
Matthew Gilbert rates the new fall TV shows Sep 6, 2009
The concept: A broke, former NFL star (Strahan) moves in with his parents and paraplegic brother, Chill (Mitchell). Sibling rivalry and barbed insults ensue. (Boston Globe)
Africa: Andrew Young to Be Honored for Commitment to Africa Sep 5, 2009
The documentary also told the inspiring story of Wheelchair Charities, a New York organization that helps thousands of paraplegic and quadriplegic patients, many of them gunshot victims. Young also produced the award-winning documentary Rwanda Rising, which showcased modern-day Rwanda on the global stage. (allAfrica.com)
Accident spurs outpouring of gifts, volunteer efforts for Donna Harmon Sep 4, 2009
Donna Harmon holds a quilt that was made and signed by Sherborn students two weeks after their beloved bus driver was rendered paraplegic by a horse-riding accident. The sun porch is also a gift from community members, who have spent countless hours (mostly weekends) banging nails and raising sheet rock. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Theron Hallock, 81, won two silver medals in the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane, Wash., last month. Photo by SCOTT A. TARAS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWS Aug 15, 2009
Hallock, a combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, is a paraplegic and receives care through the VA Hospital in Tucson, although his condition is not attributed to combat injuries ... They also complete within classes according to their level of physical ability with three quadriplegic-level classes and four paraplegic-level or amputee classes. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Local radio personality seeks uncommon adventures — from a wheelchair Aug 13, 2009
Most of the Philips Phile listening audience is unaware that Jana is a paraplegic and is confined to a wheelchair ... In medical terms, she is a paraplegic T-4 (thoracic disk four). (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Ernst: Chair switch violated rights (23) Aug 6, 2009
A paraplegic serving a 100-year prison term for murdering a Bigfork businessman wants a Helena jury to decide whether the temporary impoundment of his wheelchair violated his constitutional rights ... "The absence of these items is mentally frightful and degrading, but more importantly it is a health risk unto death that every paraplegic must take special precautions every day," Ernst wrote ... Atschmid wrote on Sep 16, 2007 4:09 PM:" I saw a piece on these two kids on MSNBC. I am fascinated by... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
No Thin Line Between Murder and Hate Jul 30, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Treating Alcohol Addiction: Can a Pill Replace Abstinence? Jul 29, 2009
While it was baclofen's effect in a crack-addicted patient that first got Penn scientists interested (the patient, a paraplegic named Edward Coleman who was taking baclofen for muscle spasms, reported that it also cut his cravings for crack), a recently published multisite trial of the drug in cocaine addicts did not produce significant results. "We think one of the reasons is the dose," says Franklin, noting that most alcoholics who have reported the switch tend not to experience it at less... (Time.com)
500 athletes take part in inaugural Marlborough Triathlon Jul 29, 2009
The event featured 25 competitors from Marlborough and Hudson, and the father-son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt - Rick Hoyt is a paraplegic. "The Hoyt's are always fun to watch and it is truly inspirational when they finish," said Leslie Crowley, race spokeswoman. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Jury Rules for Hospital That Deported Illegal Jul 28, 2009
In 2000, a drunken driver crashed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the cognitive ability of a fourth grader. Under federal law, hospitals that receive Medicare reimbursements are required to provide emergency care to all patients and must provide an acceptable discharge plan once the patient is stabilized. (Newsmax)
Immigrant case ends Jul 28, 2009
Jimenez, now 37, was a Mayan Indian sending money home to his wife and young sons when in 2000, a drunken driver plowed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the mental capability of a fourth grader. Because of his brain injury, his cousin Gaspar was made his legal guardian. (The Palm Beach Post)
Agencies serving elderly, kids brace for impact Jul 25, 2009
One of those likely to lose services is paraplegic Cindy Faulkner. "I will most likely be cut," said Faulkner, an advisory-board member for the Public Authority of Santa Clara County, which oversees In-Home Supportive Services. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
For his birthday: give the gift of sight Jul 24, 2009
He said he has spoken with a Worcester resident, a paraplegic who went through the treatment, and found it tremendously beneficial. Brendan Crawley, a Somerville resident and good friend of Fitzpatrick s, brought Fitzpatrick to the U.S. for the first time last year after meeting him in a bar in Carrickmacross, Ireland. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Fla. jury mulls hospital deportation case Jul 24, 2009
Jimenez was a Mayan Indian who was sending money home to his wife and young sons when in 2000, a drunken driver plowed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the mental capability of a fourth grader. Because of his brain injury, his cousin Montejo Gaspar was made his legal guardian. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Fla. hospital defends secretly deporting patient Jul 23, 2009
In 2000, a drunk driver crashed into the van he was riding in, leaving the robust soccer player a paraplegic. For more than a year he lingered in a vegetative state before he began to recuperate, eventually reaching a fourth grade level in cognitive ability. (Anchorage Daily News)
Father-son team sign on for Marlborough Triathlon Jul 23, 2009
Residents from Hopkinton to Boston know them for doing the Boston Marathon 27 times, with Dick pushing Rick, a paraplegic, in a wheelchair the whole way. This year's Boston Marathon was Team Hoyt's 1,000th racing event. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Swine flu mother dies after giving birth, leaving her premature baby fighting for life... Jul 18, 2009
The unnamed mother, a Bangladeshi who died at Whipps Cross Hospital in North-East London, is reported to have been a paraplegic after being involved in a serious road accident several years ago. Meanwhile, health officials in Kent said that a six-year-old schoolboy who was thought to have died of swine flu is actually likely to have died from a different medical problem. (The Drudge Report)
Hope is a river Jul 13, 2009
Now, at Spaulding hospital, he and other paraplegics are learning to row, strengthening body and mind as they wait for a cure ... But in Taylor s lab, there s a key difference: His rowers are paraplegics ... He is calling on paraplegics from all over the region to join in his study, and begin the grueling training regimen that could rebuild their atrophied bodies. (Boston Globe)
Labeling their stories: Owater bottles now feature the everyday athlete Jul 11, 2009
Take, for example, the paraplegic bobsled hockey player from Brockton. Or the triathlon team from Boston. (Concord Journal, MA)
Don't ask about plastic surgery Jul 10, 2009
Afterward, my doctor informed me the vertebrae in my neck are positioned in such a way that if I'm ever in another accident, I probably would become a paraplegic. My husband wants to sell our motorcycle and do everything possible to protect me. (Florida Today)
Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research Jul 8, 2009
Geron Corp., a California-based biotech company, was given permission to implant embryonic stem cells in eight to 10 paraplegic patients who can use their arms but cannot walk. The new guidelines take effect Tuesday. (MEDLINEplus)
Girl confined to wheelchair goes missing early Monday Jul 7, 2009
NEW ORLEANS Police are looking for a paraplegic teenager who went missing early Monday morning. NOPD. (WWLTV.com, LA)
More falling behind on utility bills in hard times; city sees write-offs rise to $784,000 (5) Jul 7, 2009
Requirements: A person must either require care or have someone in their household who requires care by a life supporting device or is a paraplegic, hemiplegic or quadriplegic or has multiple sclerosis or another medical condition. CARE programLow-income people can receive up to 90 for electric and 20 for refuse. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
In soldier's memory, family raises funds to help other veterans Jul 5, 2009
For a paraplegic or quadriplegic, they re outfitted with lifts and technology for voice activation to open doors and turn on TVs. El Gabilon wrote on Jul 4, 2009 3:15 PM:" Very Commendable. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
Still trying to get her paralyzed son Justin back East Jun 27, 2009
As a result, Justin is considered a C4 paraplegic, Pat said in an earlier interview with the Sun ... Pat also can t find any area nursing homes willing to accept a 24-year-old paraplegic man as a patient because they tend to cater to the elderly, she said. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Bad Doctors Still PracticingHospitals failing to report problem doctors; offer temporary leave of absence Jun 22, 2009
Three corrective surgeries later, his patient was left a bedridden paraplegic. It turned out Ricketson had previously lost his medical license in Oklahoma and Texas, but was still able to find work in Hawaii. (ABC News)
NSW hospital misses broken neck Jun 21, 2009
A Sydney man says he's incredibly lucky not to be a paraplegic after he was sent home from hospital with an undiagnosed broken neck. Paul Curtis was told to go home and take some Panadol when he went to Ryde Hospital on May 29 after accidentally knocking heads with a friend at a youth group activity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
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Jake Walther was in a New Jersey rehab hospital in 2005 when he first saw "Murderball," a documentary that portrays a group of paraplegic rugby players. That June, Walther was in a motorcycle wreck in Memphis that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Marketing executive makes a personal pitch for himself and others Jun 16, 2009
Now, he s on a humanitarian mission to market a different product: Himself, and the millions of paraplegic and quadriplegic Americans who need better access to medical products and services. Brown is using his marketing skills and connections to raise awareness of the conditions America s disabled and wheelchair-bound individuals face each day. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Navy veteran's service inspires students at Fairfield U's Jun 5, 2009
His military service and his experience as a paraplegic reflected to the dual concerns of the Nursing Academy: medical care and veteran services ... MacDonald spoke candidly about his medical needs and advised the nursing students, "The first thing to do with any new veteran or any new patient is to just listen." Wounded soldiers and paraplegics face a myriad of medical concerns daily and communication is essential in establishing a responsive regimen. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Regulator to probe Keddies conduct May 30, 2009
The allegations against the four Keddies lawyers relate to accusations of gross overcharging in the case of a woman who was rendered a paraplegic in a bus crash in South Australia seven years ago. While the women's injuries were catastrophic, her legal case was relatively straightforward as there were no issues relating to liability. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cops seriously hurt on job say city stonewalls aid May 23, 2009
The former officers say a cash-strapped bureaucracy is fighting every minor treatment and employing a callous actuarial system: The only way it makes sense is they want me to die so they ll save money, Ryan Phinney, a 43-year-old paraplegic who was injured when his squad car was T-boned in 1989, said in an interview last week ... His doctor ordered the surgery for the paraplegic because the tendons were tightening up, causing his feet to slip off the wheelchair foot rests ... It s a fairly... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
New Zealand Government and Agent Or... May 21, 2009
Twenty years later Andy Searle was a paraplegic because of it. But at least he was compensated by the Australian Government of the day. (Suite101.com)
Identification Of A Key Molecular Pathway Required For Brain Neural Circuit Formation May 19, 2009
Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. During rehabilitation on a.. (Science Daily)
Man shot in face May 13, 2009
His father, Gregory Rollins, said Miller was visiting the complex to deliver medication to his aunt, who s a paraplegic. He comes here all the time to bring her medication, said Rollins, who lives with his disabled sister. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Police honored for bravery during Ike May 12, 2009
Galveston police were honored for rescuing 27 people as the water enveloped a housing project, including a blind and deaf paraplegic trapped during the storm. Honorees. (KHOU.com, TX)
Injured soldier completes marathon May 10, 2009
The 36-year-old military policeman has been a paraplegic since he was injured in Basra in February 2008. Packer crossed the finishing line Saturday and said the feeling was bittersweet, because it followed the deaths of four British soldiers in Afghanistan in the last two days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Channel Yearning: 3 VU Alums Seek to Swim the English Channel May 9, 2009
The speaker that day was a paraplegic man who detailed some of the many seemingly unreachable athletic goals he had achieved. One of those he mentioned was an attempt to swim the English Channel. (Villanova.com)
A journey to walk again May 8, 2009
His four trainers who are exercise physiologists, not physical therapists are working with 22 paraplegic and quadriplegic clients. The 28-year-old Hyde Park resident has recovered to the point where he can use his arms in a limited capacity. (Canton Journal, MA)
Man people called hero dies Saturday May 6, 2009
Ronnie was a paraplegic from injuries he suffered in an non-combat related accident while serving in the military, and he came home to show how he could still be a hero even while lying in a bed. He said that maybe he could give hope to others, she added. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
New Stem Cell Research Rules Drafted Apr 18, 2009
Cure a paraplegic - even if you don't think about the human factor - medical care for a lifetime is now not necessary. Posted by SusanStoHelit at 1:54 PM : Apr 17, 2009. (CBS News)
Third landmark Holbrook mug available at library Apr 16, 2009
When Catherine meets and befriends Jason, a nonverbal paraplegic who uses a book of pictures to communicate, she begins to understand that normal is difficult, and perhaps unnecessary, to define. Rules of behavior are less important than acceptance of others. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
How a homeless Vancouver man's struggle to get clean was cut short Apr 16, 2009
"Picture a guy with a huge heart, intellect and athleticism to match," said Ted Emes, a rehabilitation manager with the B.C. Paraplegic Association, who first counselled Mr. Nestoruk three years ago ... He was among a handful of people featured on the paraplegic association's 50th-anniversary video ... Over the next seven months, Mr. Nestoruk - with help from the paraplegic association and a rehabilitation hospital - made a dramatic transformation. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Doc Ford: Action accerlarates and never lets go Apr 10, 2009
This time, the story manages to involve the death of Castro (who is still very much with us), the Skull Society, the unmasking of a traitor, the Freemasons, a power drill as an instrument of torture, the Bay of Pigs invasion, a paraplegic former professional wrestler, the solution to a the decades-old murder in the Hamptons, gruesome medical experiments and Geronimo's skull to name just a few elements. But if you can suspend disbelief, the crisply written story is well worth the ride. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Disability Takes the Stage on Ameri... Apr 9, 2009
Carlana became a paraplegic at age seventeen after she and some friends went out for a night of drinking. Everyone but Carlana walked away from the subsequent car accident. (Suite101.com)
Idaho man pleads guilty in $1.5m VA disability fraud case Apr 8, 2009
- A former Idaho sheriff's deputy who falsely claimed he was paraplegic has pleaded guilty in a $1. 5 million disability fraud case that a US attorney said is the largest in Veterans Affairs Department history. (Boston Globe)
Michael J. Fox Apr 1, 2009
"He's a paraplegic, for crying out loud, and I'm a human whirligig. A textbook case of casting against type.". But although he has little in common with his character on Rescue Me, Fox says, "I know about loss, I know about life rearranged, purpose re-examined, fate's broadsides. After all, I don't do this (acting) for a living anymore; I've moved on. But I wasn't evicted, it was my choice. Therefore, I can go back when and if I choose. There are too many reasons to expect that I can pull this... (USA Today)
Barrett's agony silences hecklers Mar 30, 2009
There is already a paraplegic member of the family - a result of a car accident - and they feared the worst. Then Barrett moved one hand and one leg. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Stem Cell Administration Study Demonstrates Improved Quality Of Life For Patients Suffering From Spinal Cord Injury Mar 29, 2009
28, 2009) DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Luis Vernaza Hospital in Ecuador, have announced the publication of study results demonstrating the safety and feasibility of its acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform in Cell Transplantation, a peer-reviewed journal focused on regenerative medicine. The study demonstrates that administering adult autologous bone marrow derived stem cells via multiple routes is feasible, safe, and most importantly, improves the quality of... (Science Daily)
ESCONDIDO: Faith healer draws large crowd (31) Mar 26, 2009
Bobadilla has been a paraplegic ever since she was injured in a car crash 14 years ago. (Photo Hayne Palmour IV - Staff Photographer). (North County Times)
Selected recent California newspaper editorials Mar 26, 2009
Tragically, Van Horn was left a paraplegic. Also tragically, but not surprisingly, the mess ended up in court, with Torti accused of exacerbating Van Horn's injuries when Torti pulled Van Horn from the car. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Paralyzed in shooting, scientist struggles Mar 23, 2009
I ve been in and out of the hospital from being a paraplegic and having a bullet in my liver. Her medical bills are in the hundreds of thousands, she said, and my credit cards are gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Spinal Taps Carry Higher Risks For Infants And Elderly, Study Shows Mar 20, 2009
19, 2009) An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study also shows that the X-ray-guided form of spinal tap, called fluoroscopy-guided lumbar puncture, causes a doubling in risk of bleeding for patients older than 80 compared to younger patients and that the risk of bleeding caused by the... (Science Daily)
Brilliance is Overrated Mar 19, 2009
He has particular credibility on this score because he is a scientist (he has a medical degree from Harvard Medical School), a moralist, and has special interest in stem cell s possibilities because he is a paraplegic from a diving accident. And, as he points out, I am not religious. (Human Events Online)
Man Who Walked After Spider Bite Arrested Mar 17, 2009
Former Paraplegic Man Who Claims Spider Helped Him Walk Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges ... (CBS) A paraplegic man recently earned headlines for walking for the first time in 20 years, thanks to a dangerous spider bite. (CBS News)
Over 200 Formerly Frozen Embryos Have Been Adopted by Families Mar 16, 2009
Proponents of embryonic stem cell research like Obama say they cannot look a paraplegic in the eye and say We can t experiment on frozen embryos. I would ask our President to visit a family with a snowflake baby, hold that precious child in his hands and still say, I wish we had. (Human Events Online)
Paraplegic skydives for his 23rd birthday Mar 16, 2009
Tightly harnessed and hooked to his skydiving instructor, the 23-year-old paraplegic floated in midair, as he had dreamed of doing almost 10 years ago. "For the first five seconds, I couldn't breathe," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
For TrilogyIR, health biz is personal Mar 13, 2009
Bronzan s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer s and Khosravi s father had a fall and became paraplegic. When it hit personally, it made it different. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
How MIT maps the mind Mar 13, 2009
These are integrated circuits, in one case they is an multi-electrode array of 100 by 100 electrodes which are inserted into the motor cortex of the brain, to allow somebody who is a paraplegic who do not have control over their musclesto be able to control a cursor on the screen, so that they can read and write and interface with the environment. So theres some capabilities on the electrical side. (Sify.com, India)
Obama stem cell backlash Mar 11, 2009
In a moving moment, Mr Obama recalled the efforts of the late actor Christopher Reeve, who spent years campaigning for embryonic stem cell research after a riding accident left him a paraplegic. "Christopher once told a reporter . . . `If you came back here in 10 years, I expect that I'd walk to the door to greet you.' "Now, Christopher did not get that chance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research Mar 11, 2009
Geron Corp., a California-based biotech company, was given the OK to implant embryonic stem cells in eight to 10 paraplegic patients who can use their arms but can't walk. In 2001, then-President Bush limited federal funding for stem cell research only to human embryonic stem cell lines that already existed. (MEDLINEplus)
