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11/23/11: Cannabis to cure paralysis?
Researchers in Brazil have discovered if injected into a freshly damaged area, it can help nerves heal. Read my blog
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11/20/11: Geron abrubtly halts spinal cord research
Geron, the company behind the first Federally funded embryonic stem cell research program, is suddenly bowing out. Read why
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11/8/11: Get her on your radar – Maggie Redden
Penn State grad Maggie Redden is a Paralympian and competed in the 2007 Miss New Jersey pageant. Read the blog
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10/21/11: Nerves perk-up after deep sea dives
High water pressure is proving to temporarily increase sensation and mobility in people with SCI. Where’s my diving suit? Read this blog
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10/8/11: More mainstream mobilty ads needed
There’s a serious lack of cool, edgy mainstream TV commercials for mobility products. And the Hoveround ads aren’t helping. Read more
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9/21/11: Let wheelchairs in drive-thrus?
Too dangerous or no big deal? The wheelchairs vs. drive-thru debate heats up. Read more
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9/8/11: We are the Phoenixes
Its not easy convincing people there is life after disability. Most people can’t imagine it. And when they do, they say they’d rather be dead. Really? You’d rather be worm food than alive? Read this blog
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9/3/11: Wanted – Power wheelchair bling
Why do manual wheelchairs get in all the fun? From chrome parts to wheel covers, this is a sorely unmet industry. Read this blog
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7/24/11: Why does the news love paralyzed brides?
As a wheelchair-user myself, I love it when women in wheelchairs get married. But is it really THAT big of a deal if they do? Why the abundant recent news coverage over the “paralyzed bachelorette?” Is it a masked pity fest? Read my blog
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7/6/11: Would you exploit yourself to pay the bills?
If a channel produces a show on a pregnant paraplegic with twins, and people pay cable to tune in to watch (gawk), how is that any different from paying $2 to view a pregnant snake lady behind a glass wall? Read the rest of this blog
