The Practical Paraplegic

By Karina Rusk
SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) — Kevin Brady is not able to tell his story himself. Brady broke his neck in a fall at his Arizona home four months ago and no longer has any muscle control in his body. He and his wife feared that he would be dependent on a [...]

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Paralysis doesn’t just happen to an individual, it happens to a family.
“… As parents, our greatest wish before we pass on is to see our son’s health restored. We have traveled from Oregon to Washington, DC, for 4 straight years to lobby for passage of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, a well-crafted piece [...]

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WebMD recently discussed a new method of inquiry into restoring function for spinal cord injured patients.
Oct. 15, 2008 — Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle report success in their first attempts to harness the brain to treat paralysis in people with spinal cord injuries. Their technique isn’t ready for patients yet, but researcher [...]

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A clinical trial that would test the use of embryonic stem cells to treat spinal cord injury could begin within three months. The Scientist is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may lift its hold on a trial sponsored by California biotech Geron Corp. by early next year. In May, the agency ordered [...]

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Living with Spinal Cord Injury Paraplegia day-by-day is profoundly challenging. I hope help other SCI paraplegics by sharing my 36 years of experience. Perhaps my stories and advice can help someone else.
During this time I’ve had 14 surgeries, a couple of bouts with septecemia, acquired a colostomy and a urostomy. During the early 1980s, traveled [...]

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