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One man's quest to walk again
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After John Pou was paralyzed, he embarked on an arduous path of rehab
It 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.
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A cyclist's uphill battle to get his life back
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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."
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Broken back can leave you homeless
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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.
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Tiffany Jones battles back from tragic accident
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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.”
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Miracle boy fights back from spinal cord injury
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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."
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A remarkable recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury
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 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.
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Kevin Everett on Oprah
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 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."
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Determined to Recover
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 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.
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Kevin Everett slated for 'Oprah' and 'Good Morning America' to promote his new book
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 The story of his recovery moves to a wider stage
Everyone 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.
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Rehabilitation from spinal injury requires journey full of hard steps
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Shepherd Center uses latest rehabilitative medicine technology
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.
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