‘I might be quadriplegic, but I’m your doctor’
When medical student Dinesh Palipana suffered a severe spinal injury in a car crash, he was told...
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Category: Stories
Kristine Cowley from Paralympic Athelete to Canada Research Chair in Function & Health after Spinal Cord Injury.
Meet Kristine Cowley, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Function and Health after Spinal...
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Nurse Andrea Dalzell diagnosed with transverse myelitis at 5 – New Mobility Person of the Year
Nurse Andrea Dalzell was diagnosed with transverse myelitis at the age of 5. At 6:45 p.m., on a...
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Travis Roy — Foundation Creator – Author
Travis Roy, a young hopeful in the world of hockey, finally realized his lifelong dream – only to...
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In November of 2019, Neels de Coning, 60, fell at home. After that, his life changed forever.
Neels is a professional photographer and you may view his work at www.neelsdeconing.com The fall...
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‘There’s so much to life after a tragedy’: At 14, Taylor Lindsay-Noel was paralyzed in a gymnastics accident. Now her tea company is one of Oprah’s favourite things
A rising star on the Canadian gymnastic Olympic team, Taylor Lindsay-Noel, suffered a horrifying...
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Ryan Shazier – Sidelined by a Spinal Cord Injury Starts Foundation
During a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2017, Shazier...
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Amputee model whose leg was crushed by a drunk driver is hailed as a ‘warrior’
Have you ever stopped to think that your biggest opportunity could happen at exactly the most...
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Nathalie McGloin is the only female tetraplegic in the world who races cars.
Nathalie McGloin is the only female tetraplegic in the world who races cars. She is also the only...
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Louise Sertsis – Her 20 year story with Multiple Sclerosis , Her Entrepreneur spirit and Top 25 Women of Influence 2020 award recepient
About five years ago, Canadian native Louise Sertsis wouldn’t necessarily call herself...
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Christa Cairus, Survivor of Sexual Trafficking and a Spinal Cord Injury, on Surviving and Thriving
Christa Jo Cairus was exhausted after her 16 hour shift at the hospital. A Nurse’s Aide salary...
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Overcoming a Spinal Cord Injury: Claire’s Story
A spinal injury at 17 didn’t stop Claire Freeman achieving her dreams of completing a design...
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