Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん Good Morning America has this story about a guy who was paralyzed in a
car crash in 1983. Doctor's decided he was brain dead and left him to
his caregivers. The whole time he was wide awake and fully
understanding what was going on around him. There was just nothing he
could do about it. It's called locked-in syndrome.

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Watch the Good Morning America piece. There is a pretty good Q&A with the show's doc after the story.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん We write a lot about searching for cures, and finding cures. We use
"cures" and not "a cure" on purpose. Each spinal cord injuries is so
unique, they need to be approached from all different angles. One
breakthrough, will be supported by another breakthrough.

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More importantly, cures for people living with paralysis are not all about walking again. Cures are about living a healthy life and being more independent. Which is why innovations that may result from the the research mentioned below about pressure sores are cures.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん Joseph Canose, Vice President, Quality of Life for the Reeve
Foundation, said, "Giving a gift should be just as fun as receiving
one. The Reeve Foundation's gift guide includes a brief description of
the products' uses and where to find the desired item. Whether it is a
wheelchair bag or fishing pole, our 2009 Holiday Gift... Guide for People
in Wheelchairs offers something for everyone."

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Don't be intimidated when shopping for a gift for someone in a wheelchair this holiday season. We gathered some top-notch ideas from wheelchair users and scoured all types of manufactures for their best bets. ...
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん This study from Purdue University is just out. We were just talking about myelin last week, and here is a study referring to it, with a simple stated explanation and clear graphic.

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Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed.
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Team Reeveさん  Just over two months after recovering from a paralyzing bicycle injury, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Team Reeve
member, Annie Hayes was back at work as a school librarian in Rensselaer County.

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"I didn't see any point in staying home and just sitting there," said Hayes, a member of the Berlin Teachers Association. "I was on a mission to get my life back and there was nothing that was going to stop me. I just had to figure out what I needed to do."
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん Brothers episode: Daryl Chill Mitchell's character (who is in a wheelchair in case you haven't
seen it yet) bets Michael Strahan's character (playing Chill's brother)
that he can't last a week in a wheelchair.

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Fox moved Brothers to Sunday night at 7 p.m. It's a funny show, that happens to have a character in a wheelchair. Although last night they focused on the wheelchair.
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Team Reeveさん  In September, Annie Hayes hiked 12 miles in the Grand Canyon as part of the Team Reeve Conquer the Canyon fundraiser for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, raising $5,800. She's wearing a sweatshirt signed by students, educators and other staff and administrators in the Berlin district.

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In September, Annie Hayes hiked 12 miles in the Grand Canyon as part of the Conquer the Canyon fundraiser for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, raising $5,800. She's wearing a sweatshirt signed by students, educators and other staff and administrators in the Berlin district.
11月21日6:34
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん I heard from Julie Lilly Lubinsky, our senior web producer, that her cousin, Dennis O. Smith, ran a marathon in September, and October, and was running an Ultramarathon (50 miles) today to support the Myelin Repair Foundation, I wanted to give him some room to tell his story.

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Some of you may have heard that I am raising funds to support the Myelin Repair Foundation. This organization is changing the way that drug research and collaboration between academics and pharmaceutical companies occurs.
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Team Reeveさん  Thank you to all of our 2009 Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Team Reeve members!

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It's been non stop action this past month for Team Reeve with an event every weekend in October 2009, finishing off with the ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009.
11月19日4:59
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At last week's A Magical Evening Gala in New York City many of the Reeve Foundation's long-time friends wanted to say thanks to supporters like you who weren't able to join us.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん Ryan, who is the driving force behind the Reeve Foundation's successful Keep On Rollin’ Charity Car Show decided to jump in with both feet and recently found himself water skiing again.

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Proving that the human spirit has unlimited potential, Utah Chapter member Ryan Stevenson (pictured at right), paraplegic from a 2006 snowboarding accident, has once again challenged himself to excel in spite of tragedy.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん DC Comics will donate $15 from the sale of each “Christopher Reeve as Superman Statue” to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

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Christopher Reeve strikes an iconic pose from the classic 1978 feature film Superman – the movie that made the world believe "a man could fly" and turned the actor into a star.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん The Reeve Foundation's One Degree of Separation campaign seeks to bring the collective power of the paralysis community together to produce the cures that will increase mobility and help some people walk out of their wheelchairs.
Please help us spread the word.

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Each of us is only a degree or two separated from someone who is living with paralysis. After all one in fifty Americans live with paralysis today. These are people, like you and me, trying to earn a living, raise kids, and pursue happiness in all its forms.
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundationさん Wheelchair Pals are featured in our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide for People in Wheelchairs along with 25 other ideas in 8 categories. Check it out at http://www.ChristopherReeve.org/Gift

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Soft and cute! That is the best way to describe these wonderful armrests. They work on most wheelchairs and on crutches too.