Articles - Experience en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1584/1/One-mans-quest-to-walk-again/Page-1.html After John Pou was paralyzed, he embarked on an arduous path of rehabIt was only a chair, but it had become his purgatory. Each day that John Pou spent in the wheelchair, his spirit seemed to die a little more. It was a perpetual reminder of the calamity that had brought him and Marci, even the kids, to this place. The chair stood for all that was lost: A promising career, a vigorous life spent fishing the lakes of North Carolina, future plans conjured when things were perfect — plans that seemed impossible now. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1563/1/A-cyclists-uphill-battle-to-get-his-life-back/1.html The attorney lay awake in his hospital room, listening. Even now, in the cold November dawn, helicopters landed, sirens wailed and respirators hummed with purpose. Nothing ever stopped at Harborview Medical Center. And Mickey Gendler had a front-row seat to it all. As he lay there, he replayed the accident a thousand times. The moment his bike tire caught in the grate. The flip over his handlebars. Later, his wife's face when they heard the words "spinal-cord injury." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1556/1/Broken-back-can-leave-you-homeless/1.html A television presenter who broke her back says many people with similar injuries are being forced to live in care homes. Victoria Hollingsworth shattered her spine in a car accident while filming Channel 4's property programme A Place in the Sun in Spain. She has now made a report for Radio 4's You and Yours programme about patients who cannot return home because their properties are not suitable for wheelchairs. The accident three years ago left Victoria with five broken ribs, a punctured lung and a spine shattered in three places. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1545/1/Tiffany-Jones-battles-back-from-tragic-accident/1.html Some people believe everything happens for a reason. Even a tragedy, difficult at first to comprehend, may leave the survivor feeling that he or she has a higher purpose. Tiffany Jones believes this. And her family is buoyed by the strength of her faith. But in the meantime, there is the reality to face.Only two months after a terrible accident that may leave her paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair, 18-year-old Tiffany Jones has the fortitude of her faith and the boundless enthusiasm of youth to help her endure and give her hope. Her parents, Jeff and Lisa Jones of West Jefferson, are comforted by her amazingly positive attitude and this helps lift them from despair to do what they need to do on her behalf.“She’s always been one who believes things happen for a reason,” said Tiffany’s mother, Lisa Jones. “That God is in control.” michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1536/1/Miracle-boy-fights-back-from-spinal-cord-injury/1.html Wanyae Givens' chances of surviving the auto accident that nearly severed his spine at the base of his skull were extremely slim. But less than two weeks after he nearly died, the 13-year-old Burton Middle School seventh-grader, although unable to speak, is the one assuring his mother and other family members he will be OK. Injured in a car crash Feb. 10, he communicates by blinking his eyes -- once for "no," twice for "yes." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1522/1/A-remarkable-recovery-from-traumatic-spinal-cord-injury/1.html Duane Morrow was in a business meeting when his left foot fell asleep. He stood up and walked around. Then his right foot fell asleep.Within 15 minutes, he was lying on the floor, unable to move either leg and gasping for breath. By day's end, he was in surgery fighting for his life. He awoke paralyzed from the neck down, unable to move, or feel, any part of his body. A ventilator pumped his lungs to keep him alive.Morrow began life as a quadriplegic three years ago, the result of a ruptured disc suffered in a rugby match. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1518/1/Kevin-Everett-on-Oprah/1.html For the first time, Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett tells his amazing story of recovery from a spinal cord injury.Oprah, "We're honored to introduce miracle man, Kevin Everett." Many call it a medical miracle. Kevin Everett is walking, moving, following a devastating injury during last season's Bills opener. Kevin Everett, injured Bills player, "It was kind of scary just laying there. I had some negative thoughts going on in my head." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1510/1/Determined-to-Recover/1.html Every once in a while, a story reaches out and inexplicably grabs a hold of you. I was surfing the 2008 mountain bike models at Giant's site I came across a link called Heart of a Champion. I followed the link and it led me to a blog detailing the great recovery efforts that Tara Llanes is making against spinal cord injuries she sustained during the Jeep King of the Mountain series on September 1st, 2007.On Saturday September 1, 2007, Tara had a horrible crash at the Jeep King of the Mountain series finale in Beaver Creek Colorado. During a semi-final heat with the eventual race winner, Jill Kintner, Tara entered the second to last straight on the course and hit an obstacle that sent her over the handlebars, coming down hard on her head then back. She was rushed to Vail Valley Medical Center, and then airlifted to Denver Health Medical Center where a specialty spinal cord team worked on her for seven hours over Saturday night. Tara's crash caused a fracture to the C7 and L1 vertebra and damaged her spinal cord, resulting in a below-the-waist paralysis, a condition her surgeons say is most likely permanent. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1507/1/Kevin-Everett-slated-for-Oprah-and-Good-Morning-America-to-promote-his-new-book/1.html The story of his recovery moves to a wider stageEveryone has been amazed by Kevin Everett’s remarkable recovery from a serious spinal cord injury. Now he is ready to share his story about that experience and a lot more. Chicago-based Triumph Books has published a book about the Buffalo Bills tight end titled “Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story.” To help promote the book, Everett is about to embark on a nationwide media tour, according to Scott Rowland, head of publicity for Triumph Books. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1487/1/Rehabilitation-from-spinal-injury-requires-journey-full-of-hard-steps/1.html Shepherd Center uses latest rehabilitative medicine technologyDuane Morrow was in a business meeting when his left foot fell asleep. He stood up and walked around. Then his right foot fell asleep. Within 15 minutes, he was lying on the floor, unable to move either leg and gasping for breath. By day's end, he was in surgery fighting for his life.He awoke paralyzed from the neck down, unable to move, or feel, any part of his body. A ventilator pumped his lungs to keep him alive. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500