Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I found this clip via Instapundit, who linked the blog of an old friend of the man being profiled, Mark Stephan. Stephan is a successful businessman who also ran marathons and participated in triathlons. He became quadriplegic due to injuries from a bicycling …
Category Archives: Quadriplegia
How to empower disabled members of the Armed Services to thank them for keeping you safe
From a comment here by Viet Nam war veteran and Texan, Peter Davis, son of a World War II veteran, and proprietor of Shakey Pete’s Shootin’ Shack, which will be in my newsfeed when I can figure out how to stop his RSS feed from breaking it: The Armed Services are all about close teamwork …
Flying Tigers, part 2, to inspire donations for voice-command laptops for newly disabled soldiers
I have more details now on my Uncle Donald Yockey’s service during World War II. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps on May 26, 1941, and served as a crew chief in the 529th squadron of the 311th group in the 14th Air Force, which was designated the Flying Tigers, led by Maj. Gen. …
Successful quadriplegic ex-football player on cover of August 24 Sports Illustrated
I took Dad to the dentist today and the latest issue of Sports Illustrated was on top of all the other magazines with a cover story about quadriplegic ex-football player Marc Buoniconti, so I eagerly picked it up to read the story. What a contrast between Buoniconti’s story and that of the Australian former athlete …
Australian quadriplegic granted right to die, but I think he was driven to this decision
My late life partner, Margaret Ardussi, before we met, was a champion swimmer, ballet dancer, hiker and mountain climber. However, she could only limp a couple of blocks when I met her and became paralyzed from the chest down due to her MS in April 1992. Within a couple of years she lost most of …