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Surfer girl finds out how fragile life really is
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 Devyn Bisson, 15, suffers a spinal cord injury, gears up the courage to surf again.
BEACH She doesn't remember the man's name or much more about him.
Just that he approached her and asked for donations as she worked at
Becker Surfboards.And how that changed everything.
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Show support for Wheels in Motion
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A team of volunteers in Surrey is preparing to organize the sixth
annual Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion, presented by Scotiabank and taking
place on Sunday, June 8.
The Surrey
Event Committee, chaired by Stan Leyenhorst and Tara Cleave, is asking
the local community to show their support by joining the local event
committee.
“Last year’s event was an
unbelievable success and we want to build on that success this year by
getting as many people involved as possible,” said Cleave.
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Former Lion now roars for disabled
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At one time, Utley was a great Detroit Lions offensive lineman, until
an NFL game on Nov. 17, 1991, against the Rams, when a hard hit caused
a severe spinal cord injury. He became a wheelchair-using paraplegic.
Now he heads the Mike Utley Foundation, which is working hard for a
cure for spinal cord injuries by selectively funding promising
research, rehabilitation, and education programs. "The
Foundation started in 1992, just shortly after I got hurt," said
42-year-old Utley. "At the time, I wasn't able to transfer or feed
myself, and didn't have feeling in my hands. I had to have someone run
(the Foundation) for me."
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Bills' Everett has minor surgery to relieve neck pain
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Kevin Everett
is recovering after having minor surgery this week to relieve pain in
his neck, which was related to the severe spinal cord injury that
nearly left the Buffalo Bills tight end paralyzed last September.
"He's doing OK," Eric Armstead said Wednesday. Armstead is an attorney and associate of Everett's agent, Brian Overstreet. The
operation, performed at a Buffalo hospital, was initially scheduled for
Tuesday, but pushed up to Monday, forcing Everett to cancel an
appearance at a news conference. Everett was in town to announce a golf
tournament and tailgate party scheduled for early July to benefit his
newly established foundation to advance spinal cord injury research.
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Everett's Recovery Is a 'Blessing'
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 The black tuxedo was handsomely tailored, and the burgundy vest was
a nice touch. The black shoes were polished perfectly, and the sunlight
streaming in from a nearby window shone brightly off the diamonds in
the watch on his left wrist.
But none of that stood out about Kevin Everett on this evening.
It was the walk.
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Mother, daughter duo beat disability
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It's been an addiction since she tried it in New York City one year after the car accident. Melinda
Baker, 39, of Bushnell, Fla., decided she didn't want to sit on the
couch and do nothing, so she took up handcycling. After her first race,
the New York City Marathon, she said she was hooked. "I lost my leg at 35 and suffered a brain injury and an incomplete spinal cord injury," Baker said of the accident.
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Everett Visits the Bills as Healing Continues
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 Buffalo Bills
tight end Kevin Everett took another step in an improbable recovery
from a life-threatening spinal cord injury, walking around Ralph Wilson
Stadium on Sunday in a new pair of Gucci boots.
Everett was last seen in the stadium Sept. 9 during the Bills’
season opener, when he was carted off the field in an ambulance,
paralyzed from the shoulders down.
Before Sunday’s game against the Giants,
Everett visited teammates who had not seen him in three months, since
his initial confinement to a bed at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle
Hospital in Buffalo.
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Everett attends Bills game
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 Buffalo TE returns to scene of Sept. spinal injury
Trent Edwards never cried before a pregame meal -- until Sunday, when he saw Kevin Everett walking his way."I was speechless, on the verge of tears. It was hard to say something to him," the rookie quarterback of the Buffalo Bills
said. "He got out of his wheelchair and had a smile on his face. I
remember the last time I saw him he was out here on the field with his
head down getting in an ambulance, and we were all gathering around
saying a prayer for him." Consider those prayers answered.
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Tuning in to watch a 'miracle?'
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 Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who suffered a spinal cord
injury during a tackle in a game on September 9, may show up at his
team's home game against the New York Giants this weekend. It will no
doubt be an inspirational moment for everyone. You will remember Kevin
originally arrived at the hospital paralyzed from the neck down. He
received very quick surgery by the Bills' doctors, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. Andrew Cappuccino and neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin Gibbons.
The
question many people may ask themselves is "Why did Mr. Everett recover
when so many others don't?" Some will say his spinal cord injury wasn't
as bad as originally thought. Others will say it had to do with a
controversial therapy, known as hypothermia, where the body and spinal
cord are chilled. Some will say it is a miracle.
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Titans' Hope out for season with spinal injury; not expected to be end career
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Tennessee Titans safety Chris Hope is out for the
season after tests confirmed a spinal cord injury will require rest and
possibly surgery but is not expected to be career-ending.
"After numerous studies and opinions, Chris Hope's season is over,"
coach Jeff Fisher said on Friday. "The doctors are not going to allow
and don't feel it's safe for him to finish the season.
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