The Spinal Cord Injury Zone » Inspiration

Spinal cord patients enjoy swimming competition

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:16:59 +0000

Digam Limbu, 23, had sustained spinal cord injury in a road accident in Qatar on August 28 last year. The accident changed Limbu´s life, who then worked in Qatar. His legs do not function and he is confined to wheelchair. A year on, a happy moment came in his life as he won the title [...]

We All Have Disabilities, You Can Just See Mine!

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:16:37 +0000

The fact is none of us know when we may be the victim of a debilitating accident or injury. One moment we could be going through our daily routine as happy as we can be and the next moment we could be struck down with a spinal cord injury or stroke and become disabled for [...]

Paralysed U of C student seeking her own cure

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:02:55 +0000

Research looks at nerve repair When Razelle Botha could walk, she spent a lot of time dancing. She’d slip into her strappy heels and dance the Cha-Cha-Cha, the Mambo and the Swing. Dancing made her feel beautiful, passionate, complete. “That’s what I find most heartbreaking,” says Botha, leaning forward in her wheelchair, glancing down at [...]

Heroic Skydiving Instructor Saves Life

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:35:50 +0000

Skydiving instructor Dave Hartsock was paralyzed when he took saved his student, and took the brunt of the impact when his parachutes tangled. (CBS)

Ryan Creech accepts injury but doesn’t surrender to it

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:19:06 +0000

Ryan Creech can’t walk, but he’s driven to move forward. Creech — injured three years ago in an all-terrain vehicle accident — runs the telephone switchboard at University of the Cumberlands, is studying for a master’s degree in teaching, gives guitar lessons and volunteers at his church. He’s getting therapy at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital [...]

Paralyzed man ‘an inspiration’

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:23:37 +0000

LINCOLN — Larry Schroetlin rarely came across problems he couldn’t solve. He was an auto mechanic and loved to fix things. Townspeople depended on him and he always delivered, every time, even if it meant skipping lunch or Christmas dinner to change a friend’s tire. He married his high school sweetheart, raised three sons and [...]

Paralympics raised the bar

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:13:09 +0000

The Winter Olympics were a huge success, bringing Canadians together as never before, shining a new light on our province, and proving that yes, we can do it. There is a good chance, however, that Vancouver 2010 will be known as much for the Paralympics that followed as for the Olympics themselves. For the first [...]

Accident victim talks to teenagers in Belgrave

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:49:27 +0000

A SPLIT-second decision changed Anthony Bartl’s life forever. In a hurry to get to his friend’s house after school, the then six-year-old didn’t check before stepping out to cross the road. He was hit by a car and broke his neck, sustaining the worst spinal injury possible. Diagnosed as a C1 quadriplegic, he was paralysed [...]

Little girl with spinal injury a big inspiration

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:11:46 +0000

Three months ago, 11-year-old Mackenzie Saunders injured her spinal cord while playing soccer and was unable to walk. The times that followed could have been her darkest hours. Instead, her irrepressible attitude has made her a star. Her pain required three-times-a-day medication. The physical therapy toward getting her to walk might have brought tears to [...]

Wheelchair can’t slow down NFM high school track sensation

The Spinal cord Injury Zone — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:51:32 +0000

A North Fort Myers High School track athlete is breaking boundaries and inspiring even her toughest competitors.