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T.O. veteran earns medals
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 Thad Taft, a 75-year-old disabled U.S. Air Force veteran from Thousand Oaks, received two gold medals at the 26th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which took place recently in Anchorage, Alaska.
At age 21, Taft suffered a spinal cord injury and could no longer walk. He'd been serving in the military during the Korean War and was a crewmember of a plane that lost an engine and crashed. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs brought Taft "back to life," the veteran said, and he's remained positive when he might otherwise have been devastated.
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Paralysis risk too great for Caracella
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 COLLINGWOOD footballer Blake Caracella announced his retirement from AFL yesterday after learning he risked possible paralysis if he played again.
Caracella was involved in an accidental clash with the Lions’ Tim Notting in round 10, suffering a fractured vertebrae and bruising to the spinal cord.
Subsequent X-rays revealed that the former Essendon and Brisbane premiership player had a pre-existing spinal flaw.
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Magpies' player in critical condition
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Bartlett in serious neck injury
Hawke's Bay Nui Bartlett is in a critical condition after suffering from a serious neck injury sustained in an Air New Zealand Cup rugby match against Canterbury.
The loose forward has been flown to the Burwood Spinal Unit in Christchurch for specialist care after a maul collapsed during his side's 45-0 loss over the weekend.
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Cowboy's career on line after second blow to neck
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 NORTH Queensland Cowboys doctor Greg Winter will urge prop Robert Tanielu to consider his playing future as he battles his second serious neck injury in four years.
The Cowboys prop was left with no feeling in his arms or legs after accidentally colliding with the elbow of Brisbane winger Scott Minto when attempting to make a tackle in Saturday night's 26-10 win at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
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Injured Jockey Murphy Opts for Retirement
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Jockey Cindy Noll Murphy, who suffered a spinal cord injury in a May 11 spill at Prairie Meadows, said Friday that she will not attempt a comeback.
"My doctor advised me that it would be very detrimental for me if I were to ride again, so I guess that's it," Murphy said. "I have a spur in my neck and, if I go down again, they say it could sever my spinal cord.
"I'm sad about it, but at least I can walk."
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Ready to return, Oliver tells Caracella: don't rush it
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CHAMPION jockey Damien Oliver, who resumes riding at Flemington on Saturday after a 15-month absence with a career-threatening spinal injury similar to that of Collingwood forward Blake Caracella, had only three words of advice for the Magpie: "Don't rush it." Caracella received fractured vertebrae and bruising of the spinal cord in an accidental collision with Brisbane's Tim Notting at the MCG last Saturday night.
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Wheelchair star born with marathon victory
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EDMONTON - Before Shauna Jensen sustained a spinal cord injury, she considered herself a recreational athlete and called herself a weekend warrior. Add another W to that handle -- for winner. Jensen wheeled to a first-place finish Saturday in the women's wheelchair division of the Salt Lake City Marathon. The Edmonton woman had a time of two hours, 11 minutes. "This was my first marathon -- and there will be more," Jensen said Monday.
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Coach hopeful of gymnast's recovery
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Yoichi Tomita describes Andrew Donnellan as one of the most "powerful" gymnasts he has ever coached.
And that muscular build, Tomita said, might help the Salpointe Catholic High School junior recover from a spinal cord injury suffered during a routine flip Friday that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Donnellan, 16, had surgery Wednesday to fuse four vertebrae and is awaiting insurance clearance to enter Craig Hospital, one of the nation's top rehabilitation centers near Denver. He is listed in serious condition at University Medical Center.
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Snowboarder's recovery subject of Emmy-winning film
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 BRECKENRIDGE - Four years ago, Breckenridge competitive snowboarder Matt Wyffels was involved in a horrific snowboarding accident that left him completely paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors told him that he would live the rest of his life confined to a wheelchair.
Just recently, that same wheelchair was auctioned off on eBay. Thanks to a new physical therapy regimen, the Sit Tall Stand Tall program, Wyffels has not only gotten rid of his wheelchair, but is walking with only the aid of leg braces, which he hopes to shed as well sometime in the near future.
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Let’s create model of inclusiveness for 2010 Olympics and Paralympics
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 More than two decades have passed since I wheeled onto the track and heard the cheers of the crowd in Los Angeles at the Olympic Games.
It was 1984 and eight of us were participating in what was the first ever wheelchair sport demonstration. My dream back then was that one day our athletes with a disability would have equal recognition. Today, as Canada’s best are competing at the 9th Paralympic Winter Games, that dream remains unfulfilled.
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