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8/30/10: Beautiful dancer, beautiful message
Check out the amazing dancer, Andrea Jerabek, a lifelong dancer and recent amputee (who opted to have it amputated in 2005 after being born with a deformed foot), who incorporates her wheelchair and creates the most beautiful lines you’ve ever seen.
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AG Video Blog: The Lucy 3+ Way Dress
Talk about a garment with multiple personalities. This “dress” can be worn as a top, a strapless top, a halter, a skirt, even a dress, and exemplifies just how fun universal fashion can be.
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Geckos, mice hair, and O2 deprivation latest in SCI cure hopes
Jockeying to win; world’s top researchers are trying everything to a cure for paralysis. Read more
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Paraplegic elected to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Stephanie Cadieux, 36, was paralyzed in a car accident at age 18. More…
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Student turns Wiimote into head-movement wheelchair controller
Perfect for quadriplegics, and it cost only $534 to make. Here’s how he did it.
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Lobsters may help the paralyzed walk again (and now I’m hungry)
Researchers at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine has discovered that a common sugar compound found in crustacean shells can heal damaged nerve cells in Guinea Pigs. Read the blog
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Eye-tracker allows paralyzed graffiti artist to draw again
These eye-movement tracking eyeglasses are helping LA-based graffiti artist, Tony Quan, who has late stages ALS, still put his art on buildings, even from his hospital room.
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Quadriplegic researching erotic energy for healing
Rafe Briggs is the man. His research explores new ways to experience erotic energy, nervous system be damned. And his blog is HOT. Read all about this sexual revolutionary here. – Tiff
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Wow makeup!
My favorite non-famous YouTube makeup artist – Kandee Johnson – has a video on shading your double chin/flabby under-the-chin skin and minimizing it; and **omgz** it really works. All you need is a foundation that’s a few shades darker than what you’d usually use and a long-handled brush for easy application. Paint on a triangular area of the makeup underneath your chin entirely, with proper blending on the edges so it looks natural. The darker shade almost perfectly mimics a shadow, and really does hide the area to a certain degree, highlighting your jawbone instead.
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Antidepressants used to heal spinal injuries. What’s next?
A commonly prescribed antidepressant is being used – in conjunction with gait training – to help train people with paralysis to walk again. Who knew Lexapro was this magical? Read about this surprising use of Lexapro here. – Tiff