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March 2005

» Recovery process slow, continuing for Ringling football coach

Published 03/31/2005 | March 2005 , Sports | Rating:

By David Seeley - Sports Editor

An old adage says, "Time heals all wounds." While the axiom may have a more emotional meaning, for Ringling football coach Rick Gandy, it's been time which has helped him recover from a serious neck injury suffered last month.

Gandy, who was the 2003 All-Area Football Team's Coach of the Year after guiding his Blue Devils to an undefeated season and the Class A state title, is slowing recovering from his injury at Integris Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center in Oklahoma City.

"He's sitting up in the chair right now (Wednesday afternoon)," Gandy's wife, Phyllis, said. "He's still on the mend. We're starting some therapy. He's recovering from pneumonia. That's been a big setback. He's been having some tingling sensation all over his body. He's moving his feet, and he's moving his fingers some."

» Quadriplegic fights to pass legislation to help people with spinal cord injuries

Published 03/30/2005 | March 2005 , Advocacy | Rating:

Tiffany Garner - Of the Suburban Journals/Belleville Journal

Matt Langenhorst's life was changed forever in an instant on Feb. 8, 2001 when he and his wife Erika were in a car accident along Highway 94 in St. Charles, Mo.

» Embryonic stem-cell bill passes House committee

Published 03/28/2005 | March 2005 , Stem Cells | Unrated

Submitted by: www.JimBouder.org

A House committee passed a bill yesterday to fund embryonic stem-cell research after approving several amendments.

The House Health and Government Operations Committee approved the bill, 15-9, but lowered the amount of state money to be granted for the research from $25 million to $23 million. Among other changes were amendments addressing composition of the committee that would distribute the grants.

» Whatever it takes

Published 03/27/2005 | March 2005 , Rehabilitation | Rating:

She's strapped into what looks like an adult version of a baby walker. Amy Foels doesn't care. "Whatever it takes," she says. She's a long way from her home in Elkader - and the car crash that left her legs paralyzed.

By KEN FUSON - REGISTER STAFF WRITER

» BACK ON HIS FEET

Published 03/27/2005 | Experience , March 2005 | Rating:

MIRACLE man John Burgess is back on his feet and defying doctors' diagnosis just six months after being told he might never walk again.

Doctors gave the dad-of-three little hope of recovery after he suffered a broken neck when a scrum collapsed while he was playing for Sunderland RUFC's second string.