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Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” —George Whitefield “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” —Mark ...
On July 30, 1967, when she was 17 years old, she dove into the Chesapeake Bay after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She had a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae and became a quadriplegic (or tetraplegic ), paralyzed from the shoulders down. [ 4 ]
Maclean was born on 27 May 1966 in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah, [2] as the youngest of three children. [3] His parents had emigrated from Scotland in July 1965. [4] His mother, Avril, had schizophrenia, [5] and he was initially raised in foster homes; Avril's social worker wrote in relation to John that his mother "told sister she didn't mind the other children but can't bear the baby, aged ...
Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken".It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.
Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken". [citation needed] It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.
Paraplegic bride walks down the aisle, ... Katie reconnected with Odie Hughes, the man she would later go on to marry. In the nine months it took to plan the wedding, Katie opened a gym, said "Yes ...
Jerrold S. Petrofsky was a professor of physical therapy at Loma Linda University in the School of Allied Health Professions. [1]He is best known for his development while at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, of a portable computer system which stimulated the leg muscles of paralysis victims allowing them control of their lower extremities.
A day at the water park is peak summer fun, especially for kids. But waterslides in particular come with a slew of health risks that most people aren’t even aware of.